All the Presidents Men
First U.S. President who wanted to end European colonization of the Western Hemisphere
Who was James Monroe
What was the USS Maine?
Belief that the Western world had an obligation to civilize less developed nations
What was the "White Man's Burden"?
Uprising in China led by the Society of Righteous Fists that resulted from foreign nations intervening in trade
The belief that the U.S. should expand it's influence overseas
Belief that a nation should not become involved in other nations affairs
What is isolationism?
President who asserted that the U.S. should become the police power and protect Latin America
Who was Teddy Roosevelt
Sensationalist journalism that promoted war with Cuba.
What was "yellow" journalism?
Belief in "survival of the fittest" in society
What is Social Darwinism?
The belief that the U.S. should spread democratic ideals in Latin America proposed by Woodrow Wilson
What is Moral Diplomacy
Group that opposed U.S. expansion overseas - People like Mark Twain
What was Anti-Imperialist?
The chief reason the U.S. became involved in affairs in China, Cuba, and Hawaii during this time period
What is trade/something about economics?
President who believed the U.S. should spread democratic ideals in Latin America
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
Built in order to shorten the distance ships had to travel in order to get from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans.
What was the Panama Canal?
Policy to establish equal trading right for all nations in China
What is the Open Door Policy?
Cuba became the U.S.________, and Puerto Rico and Guam became ________of the United States.
What is a protectorate?
What is territory?
This president of the Naval War College promoted the building of large navies as a way to gain international influence
Who was Alfred Thayer Mahan
The belief that nations should have the right to choose their government without outside influence
What is self-determination?
President who encouraged U.S. investment in Latin America as a way to promote democracy
Who was William Howard Taft?
Amendment that promised the U.S. would not acquire Cuba after the Spanish American War
What was the Platt Amendment?
Monarch of Hawaii deposed by the U.S.
Who was Queen Liljuokalani
Granted U.S. citizenship to residents of Puerto Rico, and established the island nation as a U.S. territory
What was the Jones Act?
Naval Base in Cuba the U.S. leased after the Spanish America War to provide security and promote democracy in Latin America
What is Guantanomo Bay?
The Russo-Japanese War was fought mainly over _______________.
What are natural resources in Manchuria?
After __________ became president, Congress approved the annexation of Hawaii. In 1900 it became a territory of the United States.
Who was William McKinley
Gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuba to protect life, property, and individual liberties
What is the Platt Amendment?
The belief that white English-speaking nations were superior to all others
What was Anglo-Saxonism?
_________________negotiated a treaty with Colombia that gave the United States control of a piece of land across the isthmus for 99 years.
Who was the Secretary of State, John Hay?
This president refused to recognize Huerta's "government of butchers."
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
Leader of the independence movement in the Philippines
Who was Emilio Aguinaldo