Vocabulary
To exercise political or economic control over a smaller or weaker nation.
What is Imperialism?
This island nation was forced to make a trade treaty with the United States after Commodore Perry arrived in warships.
What is Japan?
The United States initially took this position regarding Cuba's rebellion against Spain.
What is neutral?
To the shock of the world, China lost its war with this nation.
What is Japan?
Armed fighters who carry out surprise attacks.
Who are guerrillas?
A section of a country where a foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers.
What is a sphere of influence?
This crop grown in Hawaii drew the interest of American investors.
What is sugar cane?
This was the "color" of fake news in 1896.
What is yellow journalism?
The Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists.
Who are the Boxers?
Suffrage
What is the right to vote?
What is Autonomy?
The US exempted Hawaii from paying this for 10 years.
What is a tariff on sugar cane?
This became the rallying cry for the demand to declare war against Spain.
What is "Remember the Maine!"?
Panama was a province of this country before it gained its independence with the help of France and the United States.
What is Columbia?
President during the Spanish-American War.
Who is William McKinley?
The policy that allowed foreign nations in China to trade freely in other nations' spheres of influence.
What is the Open Door Policy?
This idea stated that the United States and Latin American nations should work together economically.
What is Pan-Americanism?
Teddy Roosevelt led this group of volunteers up San Juan Hill in Cuba.
Who were the "Rough Riders"?
Successful in building the Suez Canal, this nation failed in building the Panama Canal.
What is France?
Leader of the Cuban resistance.
Who is Jose Marti?
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
This was needed in order for the United States to trade with foreign nations and to defend the right to trade.
What is a modern Navy?
This amendment to the Cuban Constitution put conditions on their "independence".
What is the Platt Amendment?
True or False: Woodrow Wilson opposed imperialism and wanted to focus on domestic policy.
What is true?
Extreme Nationalism
What is Jingoism?