What is the group led by Theodore Roosevelt that fought at San Juan Hill
100
1898
What is the Turning Point in American History?
100
The Platt Amendment
What is policy that was meant to ensure that Cuba would not be vulnerable to foreign owners and maintain US influence in Cuban affairs? The US had the right to intervene with troops to restore order
200
Queen Liliuokalani
What is the name of the nationalist leader of Hawaii who was overthrown?
200
Spanish American War
What is the event caused by
*Yellow Journalism
*DeLome Letter
*explosion of the USS Maine
200
Open Door Policy
What is a policy statement given by Secretary of State John Hay that said foreign nations should allow free trade in China? this was meant to prevent foreign colonization of China and maintain access there
300
Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
What is the names of the newspaper owners who were responsible for the "yellow journalism" that helped start the Spanish-American War
300
The Boxer Rebellion
What is the killing and rebellion by angry Chinese who were enraged about the Open Door Policy?
300
Roosevelt Corollary
What is the policy called on the US to use "international police power" to promote order and security in the Western Hemisphere?
400
Alfred Thayer Mahan
What is the name of the Captain who believed the US should build a large navy and build defensive bases and refueling stations in order to be a world power?
400
The Panama Canal
What was built when the Spanish American war emphasized need for it to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
400
The Monroe Doctrine
What is the policy set by President James Monroe that said the Western Hemisphere was no longer open for European colonization and that the US would keep out of European wars? (an act of isolationism)
500
Sanford Dole
What is the name of the white sugar planter that led the revolt to annex Hawaii in order to eliminate tariffs? He later became the governor of Hawaii
500
Treaty of Paris, 1898
What is the treaty signed after the Spanish-American war that 1) freed Cuba from Spain, 2)gave Guam to the U.S., 3) gave Puerto Rico the U.S.
500
Dollar Diplomacy
What is President William H. Taft's policy to encourage and protect American trade and investment in Latin America and Asia?