Imperialism Flash Cards

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What are Domestic Policies?

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Policies that relate to issues inside our nation's borders, such as health care or schools.

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What is Foreign Policy?

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How countries relate to or interact with other countries, including trade, alliances, warfare, or imperialism.

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What is Imperialism?

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Controlling the economic and political systems of another territory or country.

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What is Isolationism?

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Having little to no involvement with foreign countries.

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What did George Washington's Farewell Address urge the nation to do?

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Avoid entangling alliances with other nations.

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What are the United States' primary national interests that drive foreign policy?

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Economic, Strategic, Promotion of Democracy, and Humanitarian interests.

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What is Yellow Journalism?

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Sensationalized, exaggerated, or untrue stories used to sell newspapers, which helped cause the Spanish-American War.

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What was the significance of the Sinking of the Maine?

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The Battleship Maine was sunk near Cuba and blamed on Spain, helping to cause the Spanish-American War with the slogan 'Remember the Maine.'

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What are Spheres of Influence in the context of China?

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Areas of China where European nations had special trading rights despite opposition from the Chinese people.

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What was the Open Door Policy?

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The United States unilaterally declared that there would be no spheres of influence in China, and the world surprisingly listened.