Political Terms
The policy of stronger countries expanding power and influence through colonization over weaker ones
What is Imperialism?
The warship which exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba, leading to the Spanish-American War
What is the USS Maine?
The major crops that Americans were profiting off of in Hawaii
What are Sugar and Pineapples?
Caribbean colony which was fighting for independence from Spain
What is Cuba?
Name of America's trade policy in China
What is the Open Door Policy?
The term for officially admitting a new piece of land into the country as a territory
What is Annexation?
The application of the theory of evolution and survival of the fittest to human society
What is Social Darwinism?
The name of the President who approved the annexation of Hawaii
Who is William McKinley?
the 2 locations of battles during the Spanish-American War
What is the Philippines and Cuba?
Constructed to help American shipping get from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans faster
What is the Panama Canal?
American belief in their superiority in culture, religion, and general ways of life, and their responsibility to help civilize others
What is White Man's Burden?
Roosevelt's foreign policy, the idea of showing great force to your adversaries
What is Big Stick Diplomacy
The President of the Republic of Hawaii and the first Governor of Hawaii after it was annexed
Who is Sanford B. Dole?
The naval base the US gained in Cuba after the Spanish American War
What is Guantanamo Bay?
Name for the addition to the Monroe Doctrine telling Europeans that Americans would intervene in Latin America to protect those countries or American interests
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
An amendment that allowed the U.S. to control Cuba after the Spanish-American War.
What is the Platt Amendment?
The name of the Queen of Hawaii who was overthrown by a US ambassador
Who is Queen Liliuokulani
This navy officer advocated for a very strong navy
Who is Alfred Mahan?
The name of President Taft's foreign policy of backing American business loans in Latin America with the power of the US government
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
An are that is controlled by another nation, specifically economically
What is a Sphere of Influence?
The president who resisted annexing Hawaii unless the native people of Hawaii supported it
Who is President Cleveland?
US foreign policy used to justify American intervention in Cuba and latin america
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
The name of Wilson's foreign policy to help make Latin America a friend and ally
What is Moral Diplomacy?