Vocab
The economic, political, and social dominance of one country over another.
What is Imperialism?
Historians describe the motivation for European overseas exploration, expansion, and conquests with what phrase?
What is "Gold, God, and Glory"?
Sec. of State William Seward purchased this territory for $7.2 million.
What is Alaska?
Fill in the blank: _____ was to Spain what the 13 colonies were to _____.
Cuba; England/Great Britain
The U.S. supported a revolt in _____ to help them get their independence from Colombia.
What is Panama?
A style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts.
What is Yellow Journalism?
The demand for raw materials and new markets leads to search for new colonies
What is "gold"? (economic Competition)
The U.S. established which naval base in Hawaii after its annexation in 1898?
What is Pearl Harbor?
Name the five (5) territories that the U.S. got after the Spanish-American War.
Cuba*, Guam, Wake Island, Puerto Rico, Philippines
What are the three Ms that correlate with Roosevelt's, Taft's and Wilson's foreign policies toward Latin America? *Need to be in the right order.
What are Might, Money, Morals?
An anti-imperialist uprising in China from 1899–1901 that was a response to foreign influence and imperialism.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
Missionaries spread Christianity and "Western Culture."
What is God - White Man's Burden?
The U.S. purchased this territory from Spain for $25 million.
What is Philippines?
This cause of the Spanish-American war is defined by exaggerating news stories in order to sell magazines.
What is yellow journalism?
The Panama Canal shortened the distance between what two oceans?
What is the Atlantic and the Pacific?
This was aimed to ensure equal trading rights for all nations in China, preventing any single power from dominating trade and safeguarding Chinese territorial integrity.
What is the Open Door Policy?
Why did the Europeans improve roads, build bridges, and lay railway tracks in their colonies?
What is the purpose of obtaining raw materials for their industries?
Name the Sec. of State that sent Open Door Notes to China
Which group of people led an attack on San Juan Hill? (Hint: TR was one of them)
What are the Rough Riders?
What is the Roosevelt Corollary, or "Big Stick Policy"?
During Taft's presidency, what tool was used in the U.S. financial investments to foster stability in countries within Latin America and East Asia?
What is the Dollar Diplomacy Policy?
Which agricultural product was a major motivation for the annexation of Hawaii?
Sugar
The word acquire means ________.
What is "to get?"
Name of the ship that was allegedly sunk by the Spanish
What is the USS Maine?
Name of Wilson's foreign policy, which focused on spreading democracy to Latin America?
What is Moral Diplomacy?