Political Terms
The US foreign Policy of investing in Latin America in order to gain power.
Dollar Diplomacy
The warship which exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba, beginning the Spanish-American War
the USS Maine
The current US state which America got duty free sugar from in the 1870s
Hawaii
Caribbean colony which was fighting for independence from Spain
Cuba
What was the company in Hawaii that held a monopoly on fruit in Hawaii after the United States annexed it?
Dole
The policy of stronger countries expanding power and influence through colonization over weaker ones
Imperialism
The belief of using both silver and gold to back US money.
Bimetalism
Who was the president who approved the purchase of Alaska?
President McKinley
US foreign policy used to justify American intervention in Cuba
Monroe Doctrine
Constructed to help American shipping get from the Atlantic to Pacific oceans faster
Panama Canal
This was a US policy that stated countries within their sphere of influence in China should be able to have open trade with China.
Open Door Policy
The idea of showing great force to your foreign adversaries by Roosevelt? Term for his foreign policy.
Big Stick Diplomacy. Speak softly but carry a big stick.
Term for how the US planned bring in Alaska and Hawaii into the United States.
annexation
What were the 2 locations of the Spanish-American War
Philippines and Cuba
Name for the addition to the Monroe Doctrine made by Teddy Roosevelt telling Europeans that Americans would protect economic interests in Latin America
Roosevelt Corollary
Amendment which set rules for Cuban independence
the Platt Amendment
The political party supported mainly by farmers.
Populist Party
The name of the Queen of Hawaii who was overthrown by a US ambassador
Queen Liliokulani
Key battle in the Spanish-American War in which the Rough Riders ensured victory in Cuba
the Battle of San Juan Hill
This Naval Base was created by the Platt Amendment.
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
The Roosevelt Corollary was intent to protect this part of the world.
Latin America. Western Hemisphere.
A type of propaganda which bends the truth to get an emotional response from the reader
Yellow Journalism
What created the iconic status of President Theodore Roosevelt
Leader of the Rough Riders
What 4 territories were controlled by the US after the Spanish-American War?
Cuba, Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico
Created nation's largest Newspaper chain in the 1880s
Randolph Hearst