Tiny Bubbles
the U.S. policy of using the nation's economic power to exert influence over other countries
Dollar Diplomacy
American general led an expeditionary force into Mexico in pursuit of "Pancho" Villa after Villa's attack on Columbus, New Mexico in 1916.
Who is John J. Pershing?
He worked towards annexation and helped overthrow the queen of Hawaii.
Who is Sanford B. Dole?
a U.S. warship that mysteriously exploded and sank in harbor of Havana, Cuba, on February 15, 1898.
What is U.S.S. Maine?
a policy of extending a nation's authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means.
What is Imperialism?
an artificial waterway cut through the Isthmus of Panama to provide a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, opened in 1914
What is the Panama Canal?
Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson and arranged the purchase of Alaska which became known as "Seward's Folly"
Who is William Seward?
the Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests
Who is Queen Lilioukalani?
Strategically important battle during Spanish American War.
What is San Juan Hill?
legislation passed by Congress in 1900, in which the US ended military rule in Puerto Rico and set up a civil government.
What is the Foraker Act?
a 1900 rebellion in which members of a Chinese secret society sought to free their country from Western Influence.
What is The Boxer Rebellion?
a Cuban poet and journalist in exile in New York who launched a revolution in 1895.
Who is Jose Marti?
a Filipino leader who fought first against Spain and then against the United States in the fight for Filipino independence.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
an artificial waterway cut through the Isthmus of Panama to provide a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, opened in 1914.
What is The Panama Canal?
a series of provisions that, in 1901, the United States insisted that Cuba add to its new constitution, commanding Cuba to stay out of debt and giving the United States the right to intervene in the country and the right to buy or lease Cuban land for naval and fueling stations.
What is the Platt Amendment?
a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power
What is a Protectorate?
Spanish general sent to Cuba to restore Spanish dominance
Who is Valeriano Weyler?
Secretary of State who asked European leaders for an Open-Door policy in China.
Who is John Hay?
U.S. naval base located in Hawaii's best port that became a refueling station for American ships.
What is Pearl Harbor?
messages sent by Secretary of State John Hay in 1899 to Germany, Russia, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan asking the countries not to interfere with United States trading rights in China.
What is Open Door Notes?
the use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines to attract readers.
What is Yellow Journalism?
FINAL JEOPARDY
gave command to open fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila
Who is George Dewey?
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perhaps the most well-known figure of the Mexican revolution
Who is Emiliano Zapata?
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the treaty ending the Spanish-American war, in which Spain freed Cuba, turned over the islands of Guam and Puerto Rick to the United States, and sold the Philippines to the United States for $20 million
What is The Treaty of Paris?
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an extension of the Monroe Doctrine, announced by Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, under which the United States claimed the right to protest its economic interests by means of military intervention in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations.
What is The Roosevelt Corrollary?
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