Vocabulary
A period from about 1890 to 1920 in which reformers sought to correct many social, economic, and political inequalities in the U.S.
Progressive Era
The waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in order to make trade faster.
Panama Canal
The name of the islands that were basically hijacked by American businessmen.
Hawaii
Using exaggerated headlines to sell newspapers.
Yellow Journalism
A war fought by unconventional means, such as sabotage, ambushes, and unexpected raids.
Guerilla War
The management and protection of natural resources.
Conservation
President Roosevelt's foreign policy in which he would negotiate peacefully while flexing the U.S.'s military strength.
Big Stick Diplomacy
What piece of land did the U.S. purchase from Russia for only $7.2 million?
Alaska
What incident sparked the Spanish-American War?
The sinking of the USS Maine
The group of Americans that became the voice against McKinley's foreign policy decisions.
Money paid to the government based on how much a person earns.
Income Tax
The declaration that states the U.S. would intervene in the affairs of Latin America when necessary.
Roosevelt Corollary
The suggestion from John Hay that all ports accept ships from every nation, not just those with which China had brokered deals.
Open Door Policy
What's the name of the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War?
Treaty of Paris
Why did President McKinley want to maintain control of the Philippines?
He thought it would help their trade with China.
A policy of exerting economic, political, or military control over weaker nations.
Imperialism
The name of Roosevelt's voluntary Calvary group during the Spanish-American War.
Rough Riders
The attacks on Westerners by a group of Chinese known as the Righteous and Harmonious Fists.
Boxer Rebellion
Why is the Spanish-American War referred to as "a splendid little war?"
Because the U.S. won in only 16 weeks with minimal losses.
How many Filipino civilians died during the Philippine American War?
200,000
Claims of exclusive economic and trading authority, in parts of a country.
Spheres of Influence
Roosevelt was known as someone who would fight to curb the power of big business by vigorously enforcing antitrust legislation. What's the term for that?
Trustbuster
Japan's foreign policy up until trade was reopened by Commodore Mathew Perry.
Isolationism
Name all of the territories that the U.S. received from Spain after the Spanish-America War.
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
Who was the leader who felt that the U.S. had promised the Filipinos their independence and led the fight against the U.S.?
Emilio Aguinaldo