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This term deals refers to noninvolvement in affairs that deal with any other nations.
What is isolationism?
This is the term for a government that is working for a temporary time period.
What is provisional government?
A term for disorder and lawlessness.
What is anarchy?
An agreement to end fighting
What is an armistice?
This is an area that is completely controlled by another country.
What is a territory?
A country that is independent yet still under the control of another country.
What is a protectorate?
When large empires gained economic and political control over weaker nations, it is called this.
What is imperialism?
This is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land
What is an isthmus?
In the fight over raw materials, the European powers competed for influence in these two continents/regions.
What are Asia and Africa?
This is the name of the place where there are a group of islands off the coast of China. It was once a Spanish colony and it was the location for the first battles in the Spanish-American War.
What are the Philippines?
When this Hawaiian ruler wanted the natives to take back control of their islands, the Americans responded by making Hawaii a provisional government.
Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
What is yellow journalism?
When these islands (which are south of Hawaii) gave special trading rights to the U.S., Great Britain and Germany, there were tensions among the three powers.
What are the Samoan islands?
This president encouraged isolationism and for Americans to "steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world."
Who is George Washington?
When these two countries ignored the second Open Door policy and the independence it gave China, President Roosevelt met with the two countries in New Hampshire to resolve the conflict.
What are Japan and Russia?
In 1906 while San Francisco officials ordered the city's Asian students to attend separate schools from white students, there had been growing resentment between America and this country.
What is Japan?
While Puerto Rico and Guam were known as U.S. territories, Cuba was known as this in the early 1900s.
What is a protectorate?
The horrible events in Cuba triggered this war in the late 1890s
What is the Spanish- American War?
Even though State Senator, William Seward, had a vision that included buying this place from Russia. Although many mocked it calling it "Seward's icebox".
What is Alaska?
To protect American interests, this Secretary of State, proposed an Open Door policy that gave each country certain rights to trade freely in each other's sphere of influence.
Who is John Hay?
Alfred Thayer Mahan, president of the Naval War College in his desire to improve the navy said, that this is essential to the greatness of every splendid people.
What is Sea Power?
Name these 5 foreign nations that enjoyed special rights and powers in China as part of the spheres of influence.
What are Japan, Great Britain, Germany, France and Russia?
Under William Taft's American policy, America would engage in using their economic power to protect U.S. interests and in essence they would substitute dollars for these.
What are bullets?
In 1889, Secretary of State Blain invited this country's leaders to a conference that led to the Pan-American Union.
What is Latin America?
The name for this regiment that fought alongside African American soldiers during the Battle of San Juan Hill.
What are the Rough Riders?