Unit 3 Vocabulary: Imperialism
Terms
Definitions in your own words
Disorder and lawlessness
Anarchy
Bringing an area under the control of a larger
Annexation
country
International policy of Theodore Roosevelt
“Big Stick
when he stated that the United States should,
Diplomacy”
“Walk softly but carry a big stick”: included
military intervention for our neighbors and
allies.
Dollar Diplomacy The policy of joining the business interests of
a country with its diplomatic interests abroad.
A policy that calls for expanding a nation’s
Expansionism
boundaries (EXPANDING)
Island in the Western Pacific, east of the
Guam
Philippines and owned by the United States
The actions used by one nation to exercise
Imperialism
political or economic control over smaller or
weaker nations
Internationalism Principle of international cooperation for the
good of all nations
A national policy of avoiding involvement in
Isolationism
world affairs
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger
Isthmus
land areas (such as continents)
Open-Door Policy A policy that allowed each foreign nation in
China to trade freely in the other nations’
spheres of influence
Territory under the rule of a country
Possession
(territory)
A country that is technically independent but
Protectorate
is actually under the control of another country
Members of a volunteer cavalry regiment
Rough Riders
commanded by Theodore Roosevelt and
Leonard Wood during the Spanish-American
War
War between Spain and the United States in
Spanish1898, fought chiefly in Cuba and the
American War
Philippines
Sections of a country where one foreign nation
Spheres of
enjoys special rights and powers
Influence
Nation having such military or other power as
World Power
to be able to exert a decisive influence on the
course of world affairs
Writing which exaggerates sensational,
Yellow
dramatic, and gruesome events to attract
Journalism
readers, named for stories that were popular
during the late 1800’s; A type of sensational,
biased, and often false reporting