Vocabulary
Exaggerated news reports or events.
What is Yellow Journalism?
This future President became a war hero as a result of the Spanish-American War.
Who was Teddy Roosevelt?
Teddy Roosevelt's big reform program which focused on the 3 C's.
What is the Square Deal?
An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland.
What is a canal?
"Speak softly and carry a big stick."
What is T.R.'s "big stick diplomacy?"
Protection of American business interests in Cuba was a cause of this event.
What was the Spanish-American War?
Its main goal is to protect and manage natural resources and public lands.
What is the United States Forest Service?
The forcible taking of another land to add to your country.
What is annex?
To increase the U.S. navy's strength as a world power and to more quickly move between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, TR built this.
What is the Panama Canal?
As a result of the victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War, the United States emerged as this.
What is a world power?
The idea that forests and land should remain protected from human activities.
What is Preservation?
A country under the control of a different country.
What is a protectorate?
Roosevelt expanded this document as a way to prevent European involvement in the affairs of Latin American countries.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
Considered to be a cause of the Spanish-American War due to its use of exaggeration.
What is Yellow Journalism?
The idea that natural should be carefully maintained to prevent situations such as deforestation.
What is Conservation?
an agreement to end fighting, a peace treaty
What is an armisitice?
The 3 C's of TR's Square Deal.
What are Conservation of natural resources, Control of corporations, and Consumer protection?