Vocab You Should Know
The term for aggressive nationalism that pressured American leaders to go to war with Spain.
What is jingoism?
What is the Panama Canal?
Name a country that became part of the U.S. following the Spanish-American War.
What are....
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Guam
How were Cuba and the United States linked economically?
What is the sugar business?
The word to describe the profession of managing international relations, typically by representing your country abroad.
What is a diplomat?
The term for getting involved in the affairs or problems of other countries.
What is intervention?
What was the economic benefit of the Panama Canal?
Distance and cost of shipping is greatly reduced.
One reason the U.S. decided to annex the Philippines.
What is...
Educate
Uplift
Civilize
Christianize
This U.S. navy ship was sunk in the harbor off the coast of Cuba. This resulted in U.S. leaders wanting to go to war with Spain.
What is the U.S.S. Maine?
President Theodore Roosevelt's diplomacy that was based on the idea that the U.S. should show off its power to the rest of the world was known as this.
What is "big stick" diplomacy?
The term for sensational, over the top, news reporting that is biased and less than accurate in order to sell newspapers.
What is yellow journalism?
This country that owned Panama was overthrown with U.S. support.
What is Colombia?
She believed imperialism violated American principles and traditions
Who is Jane Addams?
What veteran of the Spanish-American War would go on to become president.
Who is Roosevelt/Theodore Roosevelt?
President William Taft's diplomacy was based on less military force and more economic development through trade and business. What was it called?
What is "dollar diplomacy"?
The idea that strong, powerful countries should expand their control over smaller, weaker ones through force.
What is imperialism?
The Panama Canal meant that ships no longer had to sail around what continent?
What is South America?
He was worried that competition from cheap Filipino labor would drive down American wages.
Who is Gompers?
The name of the rebellion in the Philippines after the U.S. took over.
What is the Philippine Insurrection?
President Woodrow Wilson's diplomacy was based on the idea that the U.S. should lead by moral example for the rest of the world.
What is 'moral diplomacy'?
A state or country that is controlled or protected by another, bigger country.
What is a protectorate?
(Cuba became independent but also a protectorate of the U.S. after the Spanish-American War)
The idea that the U.S. should intervene in Latin America to maintain order was called this.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
The idea that the U.S. had the right to help 'less civilized' people
What is moral obligation?
This military base was built in Cuba and remains today despite the Cubans not wanting it there.
What is Guantanamo Bay?
What saying from West Africa did Teddy Roosevelt use to support his "big stick" diplomacy