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This policy involved using a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force, leading to the control of territories across Africa and Asia by European powers.
What is Imperialism?
The 1898 annexation of this Pacific territory sparked controversy over its legality and raised questions about American expansionism.
What is Hawaii?
This war, sparked by the sinking of the USS Maine, saw the United States emerge as a global power and resulted in the acquisition of territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
What is the Spanish - American war?
This diplomacy depended on a strong military, responsibility to "civilize", and take an international leadership role.
What is the 'Big Stick' diplomacy?
This ideology, opposed to the expansion of a nation's influence through colonialism or imperialism.
What is anti-imperialism?
This 19th-century doctrine justified American expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Took power in 1891 abolished the constitution that gave power to the white minority, and was later overthrown in 1893?
Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
In 1895, this person rebelled against Spain.
Who is Jose Marti?
President Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy approach, termed this, emphasized promoting democracy and human rights abroad, particularly in Latin America.
What is Moral Diplomacy?
President Woodrow Wilson's policy of neutrality during World War I aimed to keep the United States out of the conflict.
What are the Fourteen Points?
This historian is best known for his "Frontier Thesis," which played a key role in shaping the nation's democracy.
Who is Frederick Jackson Turner?
During the late 19th century, tensions arose in Hawaii due to the imposition of these tariffs by the United States.
What are sugar tariffs?
Aside from liberating Cuba, the United States was also motivated by this economic interest during the Spanish-American War.
What is expanding markets?
This term described the extension of American economic, and political influence over Latin America and the Caribbean.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
Completed in 1914, this waterway drastically reduced maritime travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, revolutionizing global trade routes.
What is the Panama Canal?
A prominent figure in the late 19th century, advocated for this ideology that promoted Anglo-Saxon superiority and expansion, influencing American policies of the time.
Who is Josiah Strong?
Played a significant role in the annexation of Hawaii.
Who is Sanford B. Dole?
These characterized stories and exaggerated headlines, played a significant role in shaping public opinion during this late 19th-century conflict.
What is the Yellow Press?
The United States applied significant influence in Latin America through policies like this doctrine, which accepted intervention to maintain stability and protect American interests.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This acronym represents the causes of World War I.
M.A.N.I.A
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination.
This was used to justify political conservatism, imperialism, and racism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What is Social Darwinism?
This president supported the annexation of Hawaii, in 1897.
Who is William McKinely?
This attack heightened tensions between the United States and Spain, ultimately leading to this significant event in 1898.
What is the sinking of the Maine?
Following the Spanish-American War, this amendment, named after a U.S. Senator, allowed for American intervention in Cuba's affairs.
What is the Platt Amendment?
Signed in 1898, this treaty ended the Spanish-American War, granting the United States control over territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
What is the Treaty of Paris?