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He wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History, which argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance; it stimulated the naval race among the great powers.
Who was Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan?
100
He was the man who became president upon the death of William McKinley. His name rhymes with Beodore Goosevelt.
Who was TR?
100
James G. Blaine's approach to seeking better relations with Latin America
What is Big Sister Policy?
100
Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after winning the Spanish-American war
What is the Teller Amendment?
100
The sinking of this U.S. battleship in Havana, Cuba which the U.S. blamed on Spain was the main cause of the Spanish-American War.
What is the U.S.S. Maine?
200
He was the author of "Our Country: Its possible Future and Its Present Crisis," which summoned Americans to spread their religion and values to the "backward" peoples
Who was Rev. Josiah Strong?
200
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and ran against William McKinley in the 1896 presidential race.
Who was William Jennings Bryan?
200
Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
200
This amendment to the new Cuban constitution authorized U.S. intervention in Cuba to protect its interests. Cuba pledged not to make treaties with other countries that might compromise its independence, and it granted naval bases to the United States, most notable being Guantanamo Bay.
What is the Platt Amendment?
200
This term describes extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy
What is jingoism?
300
He was the Secretary of State who created the Open Door Note.
Who was John Hay?
300
She was the Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests.
Who was Queen Liliuokalani?
300
McKinley and the U.S. were trying to help the Philippines to become more civilized. American dollars went to the Philippines to improve roads, sanitation, and public health. Although the U.S. might have looked intrusive, they were actually trying to improve the condition of the Philippines.
What is benevolent assimilation?
300
Determined that inhabitants of U.S. territories had some, but not all, of the rights of U.S. citizens.
What are the Insular Cases?
300
This was the name of a volunteer regiment of US Cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War
What is the Rough Riders?
400
An industrialist and Republican politician from Ohio, he was the campaign manager of McKinley in the 1896, in what is considered the forerunner of the modern political campaign, and subsequently became one of the most powerful members of the U.S. Senate.
Who was Mark Hanna?
400
The Secretary of State under Cleveland, he was authorized by the President to deliver a message to London that the British were ignoring the Monroe Doctrine in their attempt to dominate Venezuela.
Who was Richard Olney?
400
Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers
What is yellow journalism?
400
Ended the Spanish-American War; under its terms, Cuba gained independence from Spain, and the United States acquired Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The United States paid Spain twenty million dollars for the Philippines.
What is the Treaty of Paris of 1898?
400
Agreement in 1903 Agreement that gave the United States unending sovereignty over a 10 mile wide canal across the Isthmus of Panama
What is the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty?
500
He was a Spanish minister in Washington who wrote a letter where he called President McKinley weak and bitter. The letter was stolen and delivered to newspaper interests.
Who was Dupoy de Lome?
500
Spanish General in Cuba who herded many civilians into barbed-wire concentration camps so they could not help the insurrectos. He earned his nickname because hundreds of thousands of people died in his concentration camps.
Who was Valeriano "Butcher" Weyler?
500
A metaphor for the perceived threat that East Asian immigrants posed to white wages and standards of living
What is Yellow Peril?
500
This act established Puerto Rico as an unorganized U.S. territory. Puerto Ricans were not given U.S. citizenship, but the U.S. president appointed the island's governor and governing council.
What is the Foraker Act?
500
This treaty between U.S. and Great Britain agreed that neither country would try to obtain exclusive rights to a canal across the Isthmus of Panama.
What is the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty?