Key Terms
The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories
What is Imperialism?
United States buys this future state from Russia
What is Alaska?
This continent had been used by European powers for expansionism.
What is Africa?
How does the United States respond when a ship blows up in Havana Cuba
What is declare war?
Business leaders in Hawaii did not want to pay these
What are tariffs (taxes on exports)?
A volunteer cavalry group fighting in the Spanish American War
Who are the Rough Riders?
Business owners forced the overthrow of this future US state.
What is Hawaii?
This country in Asia was used by world powers to further their economic needs.
What is China?
Leader of the Rough Riders and Future President of the United States
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
Those willing to interfere with the economic, political, or social affairs of other nations.
What is an interventionist?
The threat of military force by the United States
What is Gunboat Diplomacy?
The construction of this connected the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans.
What is the Panama Canal?
This country controlled Cuba before the Spanish American War.
Who is Spain?
Exaggerating news in order to sell newspapers and catch readers attention.
What is yellow Journalism?
This type of Business controlled much of the land and influence in Hawaii
What is Sugar?
The U.S. policy of using the nation’s economic power to exert influence over other countries
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
The destruction of this US ship lead America into War?
What is the USS Maine?
These TWO territories are given to the the United States after the war with Spain.
What is Guam and Puerto Rico?
Teddy Roosevelt won this award in 1906
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
Alaska becomes valuable because of these 3 resources.
What is oil, minerals, timber?
Added to the Monroe Doctrine. The United States claimed the right to protect its economic interests by means of military intervention in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
America supported the rebels in part this country to build the Panama Canal.
What is Columbia?
The United States purchases this territory from Spain after the Spanish American War.
What is the Philippines?
These 3 reasons led the United States to begin intervening in other territories across the globe.
What is
Desire for military strength
Thirst for new markets
Belief in cultural superiority (Social Darwinism
This President declared Hawaii a US territory
Who is William McKinley