LESSON 19
empire building, or when a stronger country extends its power through diplomacy or military influence
imperialism
The ship that sunk in Havana Harbor
The (U.S.S.) Maine
the Big Stick Diplomacy
Theodore Roosevelt
Dollar Diplomacy
This island nation in the Caribbean is a US Commonwealth
Puerto Rico
This policy stated that the Western Hemisphere was closed to European colonization and influence
The Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt's volunteer regiment in the Spanish American War
the Rough Riders
Taking a moral approach by promoting democratic ideals abroad (PRESIDENT)
WILSON- Moral Diplomacy
sensationalized journalism that stretched the truth to sell more newspapers
Yellow Journalism
Belief that morals should shape foreign policy
idealism
The American public was sympathetic to THIS island under Spanish rule.
Cuba
White planters overthrew the Queen to annex this territory during the late 1800s:
Hawaii
Treaty that ended the Spanish-American War
Treaty of Paris
The US wanted to build a canal through THIS country and inspired a rebellion that resulted in the creation of THIS country to do so
1. Colombia
2. Panama
a policy of not seeking military or political alliances with foreign powers (not neutrality)
unilateralism
The group that opposed annexation of The Philippines and American imperialism
The US urged other nations to allow free trade in China- what was the name of this policy?
The Open Door Policy
Countries must be allowed to determine their own government
self-determination
Under Wilson's presidency, the US almost went to war with THIS nation but retreated as WWI approached
Mexico
This territory was gained through diplomacy with Great Britain
Oregon Territory
List three of the four places that came under US control at the end of the Spanish-American war:
-Guam
-Puerto Rico
-The Philippines
-Cuba
Chinese nationalists tried to restore national control by violently expelling foreigners in this event
The Boxer Rebellion
An extension of the Monroe Doctrine that stated the US would be an 'international police force' in the Western Hemisphere
Roosevelt Corollary
Areas in which a single nation controlled trading rights, as foreign powers did in China during the 1890s
Spheres of Influence