Key Terms
War & Conflict
Which Term is it?
100
The practice of strong countries taking economic, political and military power over weak countries.
What is imperialism?
100
Cuba wanted its independence from which country?
What is Spain?
100
The USA should imperialize weak countries in order to improve them (democracy, technology, etc.)
What is “Social Darwinism” or “White Man’s Burden”?
200
Hawaiian queen forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests.
Who is queen Liliuokalani?
200
Why did the USA fight in the Spanish American War?
What is Yellow journalism, to help Cuba, the USS Maine blew up.
200
The USA is the police power of the Western Hemisphere
What is Roosevelt Corollary to the ?Monroe Doctrine?
300
American imperialist and admiral who urged the United States to build up its navy and take colonies overseas.
Who is Alfred Mahan?
300
What 3 countries did the USA annex after the Spanish-American War in 1898?
What are Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines?
300
Teddy Roosevelt’s foreign policy approach of using military intervention to accomplish goals
What is “Big Stick” diplomacy?
400
Reporting in newspapers and magazines that exaggerates the news in order to make it more exciting.
What is yellow journalism?
400
What caused the Philippine insurrection in 1899?
We liberated the Philippines from Spanish rule but did not give them independence like we did in Cuba
400
The treaty that ended the Spanish-American war.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
500
US warship that exploded in a Cuban harbor in 1898.
What is the USS Maine?
500
How did the USA gain the rights to build the Panama Canal?
What is Encouraged Panamanians to rebel from Colombia?
500
Message sent by John hay to other countries to protect US trading right in China.
What is Open Door Notes?
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