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Unit 4 – Vocabulary
Section 1 – Becoming a World Power (Chapter 5)
Timeline 1897 - 1920
Expansionism
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_____________________________________________________________.
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U.S. Expansionism – economic influence in Pacific (Hawaii)
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New markets in foreign lands
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Sense of destiny to ___________________________________________
Imperialism
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The quest for imperial colonies
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Driven by a
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Need for _________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________
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Nationalism
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Attitudes toward __________________________________________
Henry Cabot Lodge
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Senator – U.S. should join the imperialistic competition to maintain its
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National Pride
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Spread _____________________________________
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Gain _______________________________________
Alfred Thayer Mahan
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Professor at the U.S. Naval War College
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Wrote ________________________________________________________
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Argued that the United States needed ______________________________________________.
Annexation of Hawaii
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The United States acted as _______________________________________
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On _____________, the United States annexed Hawaii despite opposition of
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Missionaries
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Sent to Hawaii to _______________________________________________
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Expanded U.S. influence in the Pacific
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______________________ that reduced and weakened native populations.
Sanford B. Dole
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A missionary son of Hawaii, Sanford B. Dole was raised in a kingdom that he would one day lead
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First _________________________________________________________
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Served as _________________________ of a U.S. territory after annexation
Spheres of Influence
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After 1850, regions of China ______________________________________
_____________________________________________. Usually over trade.
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______________________________________________ controlled most of the Chinese trade
Open Door Policy
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A policy that would give all nations _________________________________ with China
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___________________________________ wanted to protect U.S. investors in China. He sent
notes to European powers declaring policy.
Boxer Rebellion
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An uprising that attacked ________________________________________
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Crushed by international army.
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Hay announced US would oppose any attempt to break up China by other nations.
Joseph Pulitzer
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__________________________________________ who helped establish the pattern of the
modern newspaper. (New York World)
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In his time he was ______________________________________________ in the United States.
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Pulitzer Prize named after him
William Randolph Hearst
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_____________________________________________________________
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Used yellow journalism to ________________________________________
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Depicted Spaniards as ___________________________________________
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Often exaggerated the stories _____________________________________
Yellow Journalism
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______________________________ done by New York's The World and The Journal
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Includes the ___________________________________________________ by the newspapers
USS Maine
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Sent to Cuba to protect __________________________________________
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1898 - exploded in _____________________________________________, killed 258 sailors
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Hearst papers blamed _________________________, causing U.S. firestorm.
Spanish American War
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War fought between ____________________________________________ in Cuba and the
Philippines in 1898
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“The Splendid Little War”
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Causes
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Mistreatment of the Cubans by ______________________________
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De Lome letter calls _______________________________________
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The sinking of _____________________________________________
Results
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________________________________________________________
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U.S. adds ________________________________________________ as territories
Teller Amendment
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A Congressional bill that expressed the independence of Cuba and the willingness to use US
military to gain it
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Once the war was won, the government ____________________________
_____________________________________________________________
George Dewey
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Leader of the U.S. Navy stationed in ____________________________
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Sent to ______________________________ to attack the Spanish fleet
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Easily defeated the Spanish
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Supporting ______________________________ helped secure the city
Rough Riders
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A cavalry unit lead by ____________________________________________
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Most made up of college athletes, cowboys, American Indians, and ranchers
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Key unit in the _________________________________________________
Guam
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The largest island in _____________________ and the only U.S.-held island in the region
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Gained as a result of the Spanish-American War
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Became a key coaling station to help _______________________________
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Puerto Rico
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Gained as a __________________ as a result of the Spanish-American War
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Ruled by a _____________________________________________________
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Elected _______________________________________________________
Philippines
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The U.S. gained control after _________________________________ in the Spanish-American
War
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U.S. paid Spain ____________________ in order to maintain good relations with Spain
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Key area to ____________________________________________________
Economic effects of Spanish American War
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The Spanish-American War signaled ________________________________
___________________________onto the world stage
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This was the beginning of a long period of informal imperialism accomplished through
___________________________________________
Platt Amendment
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Limited Cuba’s freedom to _______________________________________
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Authorized the US to ____________________________________________
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Established a U.S. Naval base, ______________________________________
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
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Gave the United States __________________________________________ over a 10 mile wide
Canal Zone in Panama
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Canal Zone was ________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________.
Panama Canal
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Built between __________________________________________________
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Canal was originally started by ______________________________
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____________________________, joins Atlantic to Pacific, saves __________________ journey
by sea
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It cost the United States _________________________________________
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More than ____________________ men and women worked on the canal.
____________________ died as a result.
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Obstacles to building the canal
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Teddy Roosevelt
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War hero in the Spanish-American War
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Governor of _____________________________________
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Vice President under ____________________________________________
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Became President ______________________________________________
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Expansionist policy
Roosevelt Corollary
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Teddy Roosevelt's _____________________________________________
___________________________________to enforce the Monroe Doctrine
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Often referred to as the ____________________________________
Dollar Diplomacy
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_________________ foreign policy to replace the military with __________
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Used loans to Latin American countries to ___________________________
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Moral Diplomacy
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______________________________________ wanted to change the “bullying” nature of
previous presidents’ foreign policy
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His idea was _____________________________________
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Supported countries with ___________________________ governments
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________________________________ damage non-democratic countries