Imperialism Policy
A country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority
What is Sphere of Influence
The United States bought what territory from Russia?
What is Alaska
This person was assassinated, which led to Theodore Roosevelt's inaguration as the 26th president
Who is William McKinley
The approximate length of the Panama Canal
What is 50 Miles
Who wrote the book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History", which asserted that the economic future of nation depended on gaining new markets aboard and that powerful navy would be essential to protect these markets from foreign rivals
Who is Alfred Mahan
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
What is Imperialism
Theodore Roosevelt created this volunteer militia to fight in the Spanish-American War
Who are the Rough Riders
In 1893, with the help of the United States Marines, pineapple planter Sanford B. Dole removed Queen Lilliuokalani from power and annexed this territory
What is Hawaii
Nickname for Teddy Rossevelt's policy
Nickname for the purchase of Alaska. Poked fun at this man..
What is Seward's Folly
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine emphasized the idea that the United States would intervene in conflicts between Latin American countries and European countries.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary
This allowed the US to intervene in Cuba and also gave the US control of the naval base at Guantanamo Bay
What is the Platt Amendment
Where was the infamous battle in which Roosevelt and his cavalry drove the Spanish towards the brink of defeat in the Spanish American War
What is Battle of San Juan Hill
The Panama Canal Zone originally belonged to this country
What is Colombia
William Howard Taft gave both Latin American and Asian countries loans to gain a sphere of influence in those regions. Taft thought this was a better plan of gaining influence these countries rather than using bullets he called his plan the _____________.
Dollar diplomacy
Give one reason why the United States invaded Cuba?
Resources sugar and tobacco
Spain was treating their people horribly by putting their people who were considered rebels into reconcentration camps
Cuba was allowed to become a independent nation after the Spanish-American war. However, the United States annexed another island out in the caribbean, which is know as
What is Puerto Rico
Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for negotiating peace between these two countries
What is Russia and Japan
Uprising in China that had the goal of riding the nation of the "foreign devils"
What is The Boxer Rebellion
Policy introcuded by John Hay that called for protection of equal privileges for all countries trading with China and for the support of Chinese territorial and administrative integrity.
What is the Open Door Policy
Name one of the two prominent journalists that profited off of the concept of Yellow Journalism
William Randolph Herst
Joseph Pulitzer
The United States annexed the Philippines after the Spanish-American war, what other Pacific island did the United States also annex?
What is Guam
This was President Theodore Roosevelt's domestic program, which reflected his three major goals: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection
What is the Square Deal
Naval icon that was tasked with the mission to open Japanese Ports to trade with the United States
Who is Commodore Matthew Perry