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Vocabulary
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The practice of strong countries taking over weaker countries.
What is imperialism?
100
Naval port in that served as a reason for U.S. interest in annexing Hawaii.
What is Pearl Harbor?
100
U.S. warship that exploded in Havana harbor in 1898, sparking the Spanish-American War.
What is the U.S.S. Maine?
100
Filipino rebel leader who helped the U.S. defeat Spain, then fought against the U.S.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
100
Channel across Central America that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is the Panama Canal?
200
Reporting that exaggerates the news in order to make it more exciting and sell more newspapers/advertising.
What is yellow journalism?
200
He purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.
Who is William Seward?
200
During the Spanish-American War, these volunteer fighters, led by Theodore Roosevelt, who captured San Juan Hill in Cuba
Who are the Rough Riders?
200
US. Secretary of State who issued the Open Door notes on China.
Who is John Hay?
200
President who negotiated terms for U.S. rights to the Panama Canal.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
300
Cuban poet and journalist who launched a revolution.
Who is Jose Marti?
300
She was the last monarch of an independent Hawaii.
Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
300
This letter, written by a Spanish diplomat, angered Americans by criticizing President McKinley.
What is the de Lome letter?
300
Chinese peasant revolt resulting from an "Open Door Policy" on China.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
300
Roosevelt won this in 1906 for mediating a settlement to the Russo-Japanese War.
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
400
U.S. Naval officer who supported imperialism
Who is Alfred T. Mahan?
400
American businessman who became president of a temporary government in Hawaii after its annexation.
Who is Sanford B. Dole?
400
The treaty that gave the U.S. Guam and Puerto Rico, declared Cuba independent, and allowed the U.S. to "buy" the Philippines for $20 million.
What is The Treaty of Paris?
400
A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power.
What is a protectorate?
400
This extended the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. now had the right to intervene in Latin America to protect American business interests.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
500
Document that asserted U.S. control over a supposedly independent Cuba.
What is the Platt Amendment?
500
3 factors that fueled American imperialism.
What are 1) a desire for military strength, 2) a thirst for new markets, and 3) a belief in the superiority of American culture?
500
U.S. naval commander who led the U.S. attack on the Spanish fleet at the Philippines.
Who is George Dewey?
500
Andrew Carnegie, Jane Addams, Mark Twain, and former president Grover Cleveland are all examples of this.
What is anti-imperialists/anti-imperialism?
500
Label given to Taft's policy of using American economic power backed by military intervention to protect U.S. business interests.
What is dollar diplomacy?