American Imperialism Vocab Flashcard 3

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American foreign policy minimizing military force, using economic power?

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dollar diplomacy

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Addition to Monroe Doctrine: U.S. right to protect economic interests in South/Central America using military force.

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Roosevelt Corollary

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This document limited Cuba's treaty-making, controlled its debt, and allowed U.S. military intervention.

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Platt Amendment

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US policy from 1899 for equal trade in China.

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Open Door Policy

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Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy; use military force only when necessary to intimidate without harm.

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Big Stick Diplomacy

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Violent movement against foreign influence in China

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Boxer Rebellion

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U.S. could not recognize oppressive or undemocratic governments according to:

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Missionary Diplomacy

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Links the Pacific and Atlantic oceans; US control until 1978.

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Panama Canal

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Belief in American cultural superiority and the duty to 'civilize' others.

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American Exceptionalism

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A person favoring a policy of staying apart from other groups' affairs, especially political ones.

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Isolationist