Spanish American War
Spain's oldest colony.
Cuba
Led by Queen Liliuokalani, imperialized for their sugarcane.
Hawaii
The economic and political domination of another nation, typically a weaker one.
Imperialism
What officially ended the Spanish-American War?
Treaty of Paris
Built to in Latin America, creating a more cost effective and shorter shipping route
Panama Canal
Split between the US and Germany, used as a place to refuel ships.
Guam
The belief that English and their descendants are a superior race.
Anglo-Saxonism
US had the responsibility to intervene in Latin American affairs, to protect them from European imperialization
Roosevelt Corollary
This exploded in the Havana Harbor, leading Americans to push for war against Spain
USS Maine
Acquired by the US for $20M after the Spanish-American War.
A mix of untrained cavalry fighters, fighting in Cuba during the Spanish-American war.
Rough Riders
Allowed foreign nations to trade freely in China
Open Door Policy
Sensationalized or exaggerated journalism.
Yellow journalism
Puerto Rico
The idea that the United States were destined to expand westward across North America
What law place restrictions on Cuba after the Spanish-American War, limiting their ability to be self-governing.
Platt Amendment
Leader of the US during the Spanish-American War, was assassinated in 1901.
President McKinley
The Treaty of Kanagawa open this country to trade with the outside world for the first time.
Japan
Extreme nationalism and pride within the Republican Party during the Spanish-American war.
Jingoism
A foreign policy that involved lending money to Latin American countries with the goal of boosting their economy.
Dollar Diplomacy