Imperialism and America
This US Admiral urged the US to construct many new battleships, transforming the nation into the worlds largest naval power.
Who is Alfred T. Mahan?
He made the statement: "You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war".
Who is William Randolph Hearst?
Boxer Rebellion
What is China?
Theodore Roosevelt won the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for this
What is negotiating a treaty between Russia and Japan?
The policy of extending a nation's authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means
What is imperialism?
The president of Hawaii who led a provisional government set up by white business owners.
Who is Sanford B. Dole?
This is a sensational style of writing that exaggerates the news to lure readers.
What is yellow journalism?
What is Puerto Rico?
The US gained control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal on by doing this
What is encouraging and supporting Panamanian independence?
The use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines to attract readers
What is yellow journalism?
A navel base was built as a refueling station for American ships on this port.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This volunteer cavalry unit fought in a famous land battle near Santiago, Cuba.
What is the Rough Riders?
Emilio Aguinaldo
What is Philippines?
This was proposed by Secretary of State John Hay in attempt to establish US trade with China; it was initially rejected by the European powers in China
What is Open Door Policy?
Name of President Roosevelt's foreign policy that used the threat of military force to deter foreign nations
What is "Big Stick Diplomacy?"
This secretary of state is responsible for buying Alaska.
Who is William Seward?
Theodore Roosevelt was declared the hero of this, even though he and his units played only a minor role in its capture.
What is San Juan Hill?
Open Door Policy
What is China?
Artificial waterway built by the US that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
What is the Panama Canal?
These people were against the expansion of Western powers.
Who are anti-imperialist?
This place, annexed in 1898 because the U.S. needed naval stations in the Pacific, became the 50th U.S. state in 1959.
What is Hawaii?
These were claimed by the US as territories according to the terms of the Treaty of Paris
What is Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico?
Independence from Spain
What is Cuba?
Teddy Roosevelt's extension to the Monroe Doctrine, which states that the US would use its military to prevent European nations from interfering in Latin America
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
Policy often used to justify keeping European powers out of the Caribbean.
What is dollar diplomacy?