Imperialism Ch 18

Imperialism

• When a stronger nation extends their political, economic and military control over smaller nations

• Love of one's country and desire for it to be from control

• Agreement among countries to defend one another

• Sharing goods with other countries to benefit both nations

Big Stick Diplomacy 

• A trust busting diplomacy issued in 1969 to help reform Cuba

• Roosevelt's policy of carry a big stick whenever he visited other nations

• Roosevelt's policy of using military force when necessary to achieve U.S. goals

• Mrs. Borton made this up

Social Darwinism

• The idea that poverty is genetic

• Belief that certain nations and races are superior to others and so they are destined to rule over them

• Humans were actually reverting to their primal ways

• The idea that only the strongest animals survive in the wild

Foreign policy of Teddy Roosevelt, Peaceful negotiations backed by the threat of force

• Moral Diploamcy

• Dollar Diploamcy

• Open Door Policy

• Big Stick Diplomacy

Foreign policy of Woodrow Wilson

U.S. would not use force to to assert influence in the world but would work to promote human rights

• Acquisition

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Open Door Policy

• Moral Diplomacy

Jingoism

• Agressive nationalism

• Aggressive Militarism

• Aggressive Temperance

• the extreme love of Jenga.

A type of journalism that uses sensational headline to exaggerate Spanish atrocities

• Blue Journalism

• Highlighter Journalism

• Yellow Journalism

• Rebellion Journalism

Foreign policy of William Howard Taft

to expand American investments abroad.

• Moral Diplomacy

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Treaty

Rough Riders

• Canadian Mounties who fought during the Spanish-American War

• Women who fought during the Spanish-American War

• Rugged westerners and upper class-easterners who fought during the Spanish-American War

• Horses used to fought during the Spanish-American War

Open Door Policy

• Encourage Chinese workers to come to the United States

• Allowed Americans to freely walk in and out of the White House

• U.S. wanted colonies in China

• Statement that did not want colonies in China but favored free trade there