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American Imperialism by https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y Made with an open mind en-us 2017-02-01 14:02:58 UTC 2026-02-28 04:14:40 UTC hello@padlet.com Isolationism halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150829175 a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
Isolationism refers to America's longstanding reluctance to become involved in European alliances and wars. Isolationists held the view that America's perspective on the world was different from that of European societies and that America could advance the cause of freedom and democracy by means other than war.

American isolationism did not mean disengagement from the world stage.

]]> 2017-02-01 14:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150829175 Imperialism halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150831348 a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
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]]> 2017-02-01 14:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150831348 White Man's Burden halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150836240 The White Man's Burden "is a poem by the English poet Rudyard Kipling. It was originally published in the popular magazine McClure's in 1899, with the subtitle The United States and the Philippine Islands. The poem coincided with the beginning of the Philippine-American War and U.S. Senate ratification of the treaty that placed Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines under American control.

]]> 2017-02-01 14:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150836240 Open Door Policy halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150878755 a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, as enunciated in Secretary of State John Hay's Open Door Note, dated September 6, 1899 and dispatched to the major European powers. The Open Door Policy: Doing Business in China China was in political and economic disarray as the end of the 19th century approached. The giant was not recognized as a sovereign nation by the major powers, who were busy elbowing one another for trading privileges and plotting how the country could be partitioned.

]]> 2017-02-01 16:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150878755 Sphere of Influence halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150880398 Sphere of Influence: Real International Relations Sphere of influence, or sometimes zone of influence or sphere of interest, is a diplomatic term denoting an area in which a foreign power or powers exerts significant military, cultural, or economic influence.
This concept became recognized in international law during the “scramble for Africa" in the 1880s, when the great powers carved up the continent for commercial exploitation. Later it was applied to the Far East, notably in China.

]]> 2017-02-01 16:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150880398 Yellow Journalism halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150882764 Yellow journalism can be portrayed in a few different ways. It can be a very biased story that only covers one side without pointing out pertinent and even detrimental facts. It can also be a story that has been published strictly for the "shock factor" and have no basis behind it. When the truth isn't there and the facts are missing or twisted, this is when you have yellow journalism.]]> 2017-02-01 16:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150882764 USS Maine halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150884250 A massive explosion of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba’s Havana harbor, killing 260 of the fewer than 400 American crew members aboard.

One of the first American battleships, the Maine weighed more than 6,000 tons and was built at a cost of more than $2 million. Ostensibly on a friendly visit, the Maine had been sent to Cuba to protect the interests of Americans there after a rebellion against Spanish rule broke out in Havana in January

]]> 2017-02-01 16:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150884250 Cuban Rebel halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150885558 The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement and its allies against the authoritarian government of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. The revolution began in July 1953

]]> 2017-02-01 16:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150885558 Puerto Rico halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150887142 Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and briefly called Porto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean Sea.

]]> 2017-02-01 16:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150887142 Platt Amendment halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150887801 On March 2, 1903, the Platt Amendment passed which amended the 1901 Army Appropriations Bill. It stipulated seven conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba at the end of the Spanish–American War, and an eighth condition that Cuba sign a treaty accepting these seven conditions

]]> 2017-02-01 16:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150887801 Moral Diplomacy halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150888827 Moral Diplomacy is a form of Diplomacy proposed by US President Woodrow Wilson in his 1912 election. Moral Diplomacy is the system in which support is given only to countries whose moral beliefs are analogous to that of the nation. This promotes the growth of the nation's ideals and damages nations with different ideologies.

]]> 2017-02-01 16:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150888827 Dollar Diplomacy halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150889784 Dollar Diplomacy is the effort of the United States-particularly during President William Howard Taft's term-to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.

]]> 2017-02-01 16:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150889784 Big Stick Diplomacy halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150890530 Big Stick ideology, Big Stick diplomacy, or Big Stick policy refers to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy: "speak softly, and carry a big stick." Roosevelt described his style of foreign policy as "the exercise of intelligent forethought and of decisive action sufficiently far in advance of any likely crisis".

]]> 2017-02-01 16:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150890530 Panama Canal halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150891125 The Panama Canal is an artificial 48-mile waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. There are locks at each end to lift ships up to Gatun Lake

]]> 2017-02-01 16:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150891125 Roosevelt's Collar to the Monroe Doctrine halliejones23 https://padlet.com/halliejones23/6ljxw0i3535y/wish/150891777 Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, 1904. President Theodore Roosevelt’s assertive approach to Latin America and the Caribbean has often been characterized as the “Big Stick,” and his policy came to be known as the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.

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