American Imperialism

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A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially.

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Imperialism

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The application of Charles Darwin’s ideas about evolution and “survival of the fittest” to human societies - particularly as justification for imperialist expansion.

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Social Darwinism

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A policy of treating subject people as if they were children, providing for their needs but not giving them rights.

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Paternalism

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The adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit.

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Annexation

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Open Door Policy

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proposed by the US that all nations have equal trade with China

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What was the result of the United States aiding Panama in their fight for independence against Colombia?

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America got to control the Panama Canal

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Newspapers and magazines that stretch and sensationalize the truth about people and events are guilty of what practice?

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Yellow Journalism

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Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy approach, emphasizing negotiation backed by the threat of military force.

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Big Stick Diplomacy

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What ended the Spanish American War and granted the U.S. new territories?

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Treaty of Paris 1898

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A U.S. policy under President Taft that aimed to use financial power to influence foreign governments.

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Dollar Diplomacy