Imperialist Vision
the economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker nations
Imperialism
Reporters who published sensationalized stories about Spanish atrocities were called
Yellow Journalists
U.S. foreign relations were damaged by President Woodrow Wilson’s intervention in what country?
Mexico
In the 1880s, economic and military competition from other nations and a growing feeling of cultural superiority convinced many Americans that the us should become what?
A world Power
__________ (former VP) announced April 25 that he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge President Trump in 2020, casting the election as a national emergency and asking Democrats to put the task of defeating Mr. Trump above all their other ambitions.
Joe Biden
Economic and military competition from _______________ helped to convince many Americans that the United States should become a world power.
Europe
The “___________________,” a volunteer cavalry unit made up of cowboys, miners, and law officers, played an important role in the battle for Cuba.
Rough Riders
In 1899 the United States was a major economic power on which continent?
Asia
area where a foreign nation controlled economic development
Spheres of Influence
__________continues to spread in the United States, federal health officials said on April 29, surpassing 700 cases this year as health officials around the country sought aggressive action to stem the worst outbreak in decades.
Measles
the idea that Latin America and the United States should work together
Pan-AMericanism
When the Maine exploded, whom did many Americans hold responsible?
Spain
Under the Open Door policy promoted by Secretary of State John Hay, what happened?
all countries would be allowed to trade with China.
The Treaty of Paris of 1898, which formally ended the Spanish-American War, granted independence to which country?
Cuba
Within a few hours on April 21, suicide bombings hit three Christian churches during their Easter Sunday services and three upscale hotels in the Indian Ocean island nation of _________.
Sri Lanka
the idea that English-speaking nations were superior to other nations
Anglo-Saxonism
Congress passed the Foraker Act in 1900, establishing a civil government for ___________________.
Puerto Rico
belief that if U.S. business leaders supported Latin American development, everyone would benefit
Dollar Diplomacy
In the United States, public support for Cuban rebels was fueled in large part by what?
sensational stories published by rival newspapers
Who is your US Congressional Representative?
Pete Stauber
took a naval expedition to Japan in order to negotiate a trade treaty (Also an actor on the TV show Friends)
Matthew C. Perry
Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris, Cuba became an independent nation, the United States agreed to pay Spain $20 million for the Philippines, and the United States acquired Puerto Rico and
Guam
. In 1903 the United States negotiated with ____________________ for the right to build a canal through its province of Panama.
Columbia
Supporters of annexing the Philippines after the Spanish-American War believed that it would provide the US with what?
Naval Base
Who is the Current US Attorney General?
William Barr