Rise to a World Power Vocabulary LESSON

Rise to a World Power Vocabulary LESSON

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While I take roll, please answer the question below to the best of your ability.

Can you think of any reason why the United States would want to gain more land? Explain your answer in a complete sentence.

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What is Imperialism?

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What is imperialism?

• Imperialism is economic and political domination by a stonger country over a weaker country.

Why would the US want to be imperialistic?

The US wanted to expand their borders in order to move into new markets, to spread democracy, and to have superiority over other countries.

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What is expansionism?

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What is expansionism?

Expansionism is the idea behind expanding a countries borders and gaining more land.

What is a difference between Imperialism and Expansionism?

• While both of these ideas end with the aquistion of new land, they are not always one in the same.

• Expansionism is merely the idea of expanding a physical border. While Imperailism is the idea of conquering and ruling over other countries and nations.

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What is yellow journalism?

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What is Yellow Journalism?

It is NOT just a yellow newspaper... It is the exaggeration of news by journalists in order to gain readers and/or sway the opinon of others to fit an agenda. Two of the most influential yellow journalists were William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. They can be seen in this political cartoon.

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What is acquisition?

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What is acquisition?

Acquistion in regards to history is the gaining of land. By any means. We "acquired" Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.

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What is annexation?

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What is annexation?

When a country declares that a piece of land outside of it's borders is now apart of the nation. Often done after military occupation and whether the people living there want it or not. We annexed Hawaii and made it the 50th state of our country.

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What is diplomacy?

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What is diplomacy?

Essentially it is negotiating with representatives of different groups, so as to influence the decisions and conduct of foriegn government.

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What is a protectorate?

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What is a protectorate?

A state of country that is controlled or "protected" by another country. Cuba was a protectorate of the US until it gained it's independence. Guam and Puerto Rico are still protectorates today.

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What is an Ally/alliance?

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What is an ally/alliance?

An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states tha have joined together for mutual benefit or to acheive some comon purpose. Members of an alliance are called allies.

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What is a sphere of influence?

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What is a sphere of influence?

In international politics, the claim by a state or nation to exclusive or predominant control over a foreign area or territory. Staking claim.

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What is an open door policy in regards to history?

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What is open door policy?

It is a term in foreign affairs that was used to refer to the policy that would allow for a system of trade in China that was open to ALL countries.

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What was dollar diplomacy?

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What is dollar dpilomacy?

It was the ensuring of the financial stability of a region while protecting and extending U.S. commercial and financial interests there.

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What was the Roosevelt Corollary?

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What was the Roosevelt Corollary?

foreign policy declaration by U.S. Pres. Theodore Roosevelt in 1904–05 stating that, in cases of flagrant and chronic wrongdoing by a Latin American country, the United States could intervene in that country’s internal affairs. It was essentially an addition to the Monroe Doctrine which stated that the western hemisphere was closed to new colonization.

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What is the Panama Canal?

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What is the Panama Canal?

It is an artifical waterway built by man that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean in Panama. This cut travel times nearly in half. Ships no longer had to go around South America's tip to cross the world.

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EXIT TICKET:

What kind of trouble to you think that Imperialism and its effects may get us into? Exlpain your answer in a complete sentence.