vocabulary
imperialism
building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations
open door policy
this policy stated that nations should have equal access to trade in China.
isolationism
avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries
Boxer Rebellion
the boxers were Chinese nationalists who were angered by foreign involvement in China
Yellow journalism
journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.
teller amendment
this stated that the united states had no interest in taking control of cuba
dollar diplomacy
influencing governments through economic, not military, intervention
Anti- Imperialist League
an organization established on June 15, 1898, to battle the American annexation of the Philippines as an insular area.
spheres of influence
areas where foreign nations claimed special rights and economic privileges