Important Terms
Foreign Policies
Important Places
Important Americans
Foreign Leaders
100
the practice of printing sensational, often exaggerated stories
What is yellow journalism?
100
stated that all nations should have equal access to trade in China
What is the Open Door Policy?
100
a link across the narrow neck of Central America that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
What is the Panama Canal?
100
was fond of the saying "Speak softly and carry a big stick."
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
100
A long violent struggle for power in Mexico
What is the Mexican Revolution?
200
the first obstacle builders faced when building the Panama Canal
What is yellow fever?
200
influencing government through economic, not military intervention
What is dollar diplomacy?
200
became a United States territory in 1898
What is Hawaii?
200
arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million
Who is William Seward?
200
proposed a new constitution that would return power to the Hawaiian monarchy, causing a revolt
Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
300
avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries
What is isolationism?
300
states that the United States had no interest in taking control of Cuba
What is Teller Amendment
300
China's capital where Chinese nationalists protested foreign occupation of China
What is Beijing?
300
sent to Japan by President Millard Fillmore to secure a peaceful trade agreement
Who is Matthew Perry?
300
rebel leader who killed 17 Americans in New Mexico
Who is Francisco "Pancho" Villa?
400
building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations
What is imperialism?
400
limited Cuba's right to make treaties and allowed the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs
What is the Platt Amendment
400
President Roosevelt helped Panamanian rebels overthrow Columbian rule because Columbia's leaders would not allow the United States to lease this area
What is the Isthmus of Panama?
400
became president of the United States in 1909
Who is William Howard Taft?
400
leader of the Filipino rebels when they took control of Manila, the Philippine capital
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
500
areas where foreign nations controlled resources
What is spheres of influence?
500
established a new role for the United States as "police officer" of the Western Hemisphere
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
500
This uprising took place in China because Chinese citizens resented the control held by foreign countries
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
500
sent by President Wilson along with 15,000 U.S. soldiers into Mexico
Who is John J. Pershing?
500
Mexican dictator in 1910
Who is Porfirio Diaz?
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