Imperialism Vocabulary

Banana Republic

Term used to describe a Central American nation dominated by United States business interests.

1907

U.S. NavyU.S.A. U.S.A.

Great White Fleet

A force of United States Navy ships that undertook a world cruise in 1907.

Imperialism

Policy by a stronger nation to attempt to create an empire by dominating weaker nations economically,

politically, culturally, or militarily.

Jingoism

A feeling of strong national pride and a desire for an aggressive

foreign policy.

China

Puerto Rico

Dollar Diplomacy

President Taft’s policy of encouraging American investment in foreign policy.

Nationalism

Devotion to one’s nation.

Open DoorPolicy

China American approach to China around 1900, favoring open trade relations between China and other

nations.

Platt Amendment

Cuba

Cuba 1900 Constitution

~ United States

An addition to the 1900 Cuban constitution by the American government that gave the United States the right to establish naval bases in Cuba and to intervene in Cuban

affairs whenever necessary.

Monroe Doctrine: Roosevelt Corollary

President Theodore Roosevelt’s 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine in which he asserted the right of the United

States to intervene in Latin American nations.

Roosevelt Corollary

Sphere of Influence

Area of economic and political control exerted by one nation over another nation or other nations.