1. Chapter 19 Study Guide

2. Idealist An idealist believes that foreign policy should be based on America’s founding ideals of freedom and rights and opposed U. S. imperialist policy.

3. Realist A realist believes that the nations policies should be based on national self interest and supported U. S. imperialist policy.

4. Diplomacy Is the art of conducting relations with other nations and is the way the country acquired land.

5. Neutrality Is the idea that a country should stay out of other nations problems and was followed by the United States to stay out of European wars.

6. Impressment Was the British practice of seizing American sailors as deserters and was a main cause for the War of 1812.

7. Monroe Doctrine Was proposed by President Monroe to keep European Powers from increasing colonization in the Western Hemisphere.

8. Manifest Destiny Is the concept that God has blessed the United States and it is the countries destiny to expand from ocean to ocean.

9. Imperialism Was based on the need of countries for raw materials to supply industry and markets to sell their finished goods.

10. White Man’s Burden Is the idea that Christian Civilization has the calling to bring their way to the rest of the world. It justifies expansion into the developing world.

11. 1 The United States gained territory from 1800 to 1910 through military expansion and buying from other countries. The took California, Texas and other territories and bought Alaska and the Phillipines.

12. 2 In the early 1800’s the country of Mexico complained of white settlers in Texas who would not learn the language or adopt the customs. Today people in the United States complain that those moving North from Mexico do not wish to learn the language or adopt the customs in reverse of two hundred years before.

13. 3 Imperialism is necessary for expanding industry, and to keep up with rival European Powers. Anti-Imperialists argued that expansion and acquiring colonies goes against the founding ideals of Liberty, Freedom and Democracy.