Latin America
Teddy Roosevelt urged the construction of a canal in this Central American country in order to make quicker trade routes
Panama
What event helped spark the Spanish-American War?
Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine
This former Spanish colony in the Pacific was annexed by America, causing rebellion from the country’s nationalists.
The Philippines
Secretary of State, William Seward, bought Alaska for $7.2 million from which country?
Russia
The quest for colonial empires, which made countries strong and powerful. Strong countries taking over weaker countries
Imperialism
What made the construction of the Panama Canal deadly?
Mosquitoes spread malaria and yellow fever, and mudslides
TR’s group of soldiers who helped win Cuba during the Spanish-American War
Rough Riders
The United States worked to maintain its trading rights in China through what policy?
Open Door Policy
What was the initial reaction to the purchase of Alaska?
Criticism/disapproval
The war that began shortly after the destruction of the USS Maine
Spanish-American War
Taft’s policy of using money to protect Latin America from European influences
Dollar Diplomacy
What treaty ended the Spanish-American War?
Treaty of Paris
Small Pacific Island the U.S. gained in the Spanish-American War. It is still a U.S. territory and military base today
Guam
Newspapers in the U.S. that played a major role in the start of the Spanish-American War
Yellow Press
In order to display the United States' naval might, TR sent what around the world?
The Great White Fleet
President Wilson foreign diplomacy that increased U.S. political and economic influence in Latin America.
Moral Diplomacy
Which two Spanish colonies did Spain lose in the Americas as a result of the war?
Puerto Rico and Cuba
The uprising that was led by Chinese rebels against foreign rule in China
The Boxer Rebellion
What happened as a result of Queen Liliuokalani’s efforts to overthrow her brother and return power to native Hawaiians?
U.S. annexes Hawaii
This act promised to give the Philippines it's independence
The Jones Act
Backed by the threat of U.S. military force, this foreign policy approach was used by Theodore Roosevelt to assert American influence in Latin America.
"Big Stick" Diplomacy
How did most Americans die in the Spanish-American War?
Sickness/disease
Leader of the Filipino independence movement
Emilio Aguinaldo
List 3 reasons in favor of expansion
Markets, Power, Raw Materials, Adventure
Statement, issued by TR in 1904, that expanded the power of the Monroe Doctrine. The U.S. becomes the police force of Latin America.
The Roosevelt Corollary