Feb 16, 2016 - William Randolph Hearst. ⢠Owner of New York Journal ... What role did Yellow journalism of Pulitzer and Hearst play in U.S. Spanish...
REVIEWING AMERICAN IMPERIALISM CHAPTER 18 United States History & Government th 11
Grade Boys & Girls
Al-Madinah School February 16, 2016
TERMS AND NAMES • Imperialism • Practice of Stronger Nations to exert military, political, and economic control over weaker nations
• Frederic Remington • A Gifted American Artist
• William Randolph Hearst • Owner of New York Journal who sent Remington to Cuba
• Boxer Rebellion • A rebellion by Chinese nationalists to overthrow foreign rule and influence, which was put down by American, British, German, Japanese and Russian forces. • Russo-Japanese War • War between Russia and Japan in which Japan defeated Russia • Platt Amendment • Amendments that U.S. forced Cuba to add to its constitution in order to maintain U.S. dominance over Cuban affairs.
• Roosevelt Corollary • Roosevelt’s foreign policy about the western hemisphere that was built on Monroe Doctrine • De Lôme Letter • Letter published by the Spanish ambassador to the United States that criticized President McKinley • William McKinley • U.S. President who was an imperialist • U.S. Spanish war • War fought between the United States and Spain that took place in 1898.
v Treaty of Paris of 1898 vTreaty that ended US-Spanish War v Foraker Act vLaw that ended military rule over Puerto Rico v Panama Canal vCanal that connects Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean and reduces travel distance from US east coast to west coast. v Jose Marti vCuban Poet and rebel who wanted independence from Spain.
vJohn J Pershing vU.S. General who led an expeditionary force into Mexico to capture Pancho Villa. vOpen Door Policy vAmerican Policy to keep China’s Independence in order to use its resources.
• What were the goals of US foreign policy? • What were the driving forces of U.S. Imperialism? • What American Beliefs about capitalism are reflected in open door policy?
EXTENDED RESPONSE QUESTIONS • What do the following people have in common: • Jose Marti, Luis Munoz Rivera, Emilio Aguinaldo? • What role did Yellow journalism of Pulitzer and Hearst play in U.S. Spanish War? • What happened to the Philippines, Cuba, and Hawaii as a result of US imperialism? • What actions did the United States take to build Panama Canal?
