US Colonies
Large Caribbean island. Granted independence by Spain after the Spanish-American War.
Cuba
Sinking of this ship led to the beginning of the war. Also becomes the rallying cry for supporters of the war.
Maine
President T. Roosevelt's foreign policy. Focused on using military power to intimidate other nations.
Big Stick
Countries or regions that are controlled by an imperial power. The US's eventually expands to cover most of the Western Hemisphere.
Sphere of Influence
Product that drove the US to intervene in Cuban affairs and Hawai'i.
Sugar
Group of islands in Southwestern Asia. Seen as the stepping stone to China.
The Philippines
Surprising victory for the US. Destroys the Spanish fleet and leads to the US claiming the Philippines.
Battle of Manila Bay
Act of accepting a country or territory into another, usually larger, country.
Annexation
Chinese secret society that led a rebellion against the imperial powers that controlled parts of China.
Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists, or the Boxers
Another name for the Hawai'ian islands.
Sandwich Islands
Small island in the Caribbean. Given to the US by Spain after the Spanish-American War.
Puerto Rico
Name for T. Roosevelt's volunteer unit.
Rough Riders
Dollar Diplomacy.
This law proposed four things to keep Cuba from losing its independence while placing it well within the US's sphere of influence.
Platt Amendment
The desire to build this led to the best know use of President T. Roosevelt's foreign policy
Panama Canal
Tiny Pacific island. Taken by the US while sending soldiers to the Philippines.
Guam
Battle that gave T. Roosevelt fame and led to the Spanish to retreat from Cuba.
Battle of San Juan Hill or Heights.
Act of staying out of a conflict.
Neutrality
Areas within a country that are sold or "rented" by another. European powers demand these from China.
Leasehold
Type of journalism that focuses on sensational stories, regardless of the truth.
Independent island nation brought into the US by Sanford Dole and other plantation owners. Also home to the only royal palace in the US.
Hawai'i
Name given to wars where there are two distinct areas of fighting. The allies force Germany to fight one of these wars in World War II.
War on Two Fronts.
Argued against annexing the Philippines because the initial costs would outweigh future benefits.
Andrew Carnegie
Extreme nationalism. Seen in the US right before the Spanish-American War.
Jingoism
Before the Treaty of Kanagawa, this country was the only one allowed to trade in Japan.
The Netherlands