APUSH AMSCO Chapter 20 Key Terms
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Imperialism - ANSWER - A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries
poitically, socially, and economically.
Pan-American Conference, 1889 - ANSWER - Called by James Blaine, this conference created
an organization of cooperation between the US and Latin American countries.
Jingoism - ANSWER - Intense form of nationalism calling for aggressive foreign policy.
Yellow Journalism - ANSWER - Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to
create sensations and attract readers; popularized in the late nineteenth century by Jospeh
Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst.
Rough Riders - ANSWER - A group of American volunteers that formed to fight at San Juan Hill
in Cuba. Many of them were cowboys, ex-convicts, and other rugged men.
Spanish-American War - ANSWER - War fought between the US and Spain in Cuba and the
Philippines. It lasted less than 3 months and resulted in Cuba's independence as well as the US
annexing Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
Open Door Policy (China) - ANSWER - Refers to the proposition to keep trade in China open
equally to trade with all countries, preventing any one nation from controlling trade in the region.
Boxer Rebellion - ANSWER - Popular peasant uprising in China (supported nationally), that
blamed foreign people and institutions for the loss of the traditional Chinese way of life. "Boxers"
were traditionally skilled fighters that attacked Westerners, beginning with Christian
missionaries.
Russo-Japanese War - ANSWER - A conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of
the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over Manchuria and Korea.
with Complete Solutions
Imperialism - ANSWER - A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries
poitically, socially, and economically.
Pan-American Conference, 1889 - ANSWER - Called by James Blaine, this conference created
an organization of cooperation between the US and Latin American countries.
Jingoism - ANSWER - Intense form of nationalism calling for aggressive foreign policy.
Yellow Journalism - ANSWER - Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to
create sensations and attract readers; popularized in the late nineteenth century by Jospeh
Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst.
Rough Riders - ANSWER - A group of American volunteers that formed to fight at San Juan Hill
in Cuba. Many of them were cowboys, ex-convicts, and other rugged men.
Spanish-American War - ANSWER - War fought between the US and Spain in Cuba and the
Philippines. It lasted less than 3 months and resulted in Cuba's independence as well as the US
annexing Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
Open Door Policy (China) - ANSWER - Refers to the proposition to keep trade in China open
equally to trade with all countries, preventing any one nation from controlling trade in the region.
Boxer Rebellion - ANSWER - Popular peasant uprising in China (supported nationally), that
blamed foreign people and institutions for the loss of the traditional Chinese way of life. "Boxers"
were traditionally skilled fighters that attacked Westerners, beginning with Christian
missionaries.
Russo-Japanese War - ANSWER - A conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of
the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over Manchuria and Korea.
