The practice of extending a nation's power by gaining territories for a colonial empire.
What is imperialism?
100
American sugar planter in Hawaii who led the overthrow of the government and was named the President of the Republic of Hawaii.
Who is Sanford B. Dole?
100
Group of volunteer cavalry men during the Spanish American War.
What are the Rough Riders?
100
Artificial waterway built by the U.S. that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
What is the Panama Canal?
200
China was separated by European countries which was known as this.
What is spheres of influence?
200
Spanish letter that insulted President McKinley and angered American citizens.
What is the de Lome Letter?
200
He led the rebellion against the Spanish in the Philippines but eventually turned against the U.S.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
200
Leader of the Rough Riders.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
200
Teddy Roosevelt's addition to the Monroe Doctrine that said the U.S. would use its military to prevent European nations from interfering in Latin America.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
300
The first country where the U.S. used the Roosevelt Corollary.
What is the Dominican Republic?
300
Sensational or exaggerated journalism.
What is yellow journalism?
300
Names of two newspaper owners who used yellow journalism in an attempt to out sell the other.
Who is William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitizer?
300
U.S. Battleship that exploded while anchored in the Havana Harbor.
What is the USS Maine?
300
President Taft's policy of using the United States economy to control the affairs of Latin American nations.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
400
The policy established by the United States to attempt to keep any one country from colonizing China and to keep it open to trade with all countries.
What is the Open Door Policy?
400
The act of acquiring or occupying another nation.
What is annexation?
400
This Mexican revolutionary became President and was supported by the United States.
Who is Victoriano Huerta?
400
Name of the Cuban revolutionary that attempted to get U.S. aid for the independence of Cuba from Spain.
Who is Jose Marti?
400
The Mexican revolutionary leader that invaded the U.S. and killed American citizens on American soil in 1916.
Who is Pancho Villa?
500
This established a civilian government in Puerto Rico.
What is the Foraker Act?
500
The sugar rebels in Hawaii forced the King to sign this that limited his power and prevented the Hawaiian people from voting.
What is the Bayonet Constitution?
500
Overthrew the dictator of Mexico first.
Who is Francisco Madero?
500
The most famous battle during the Spanish American War that made Roosevelt a household name.
What is the Battle of San Juan Hill?
500
The amendment added to the new Cuban Constitution that said the U.S. had the right to intervene in the country any time it saw fit.