Ideologies/policies
US policy proposed by Jay Hay that all nations would have equal trading rights in China and no country could take over territory there. No nation actually agreed on this
Open-door policy
Name of the navy ship that blew up near Cuba that was blamed on Spain to get the support of US citizens to declare war
USS Maine
What is the name of the US Naval base in Hawaii?
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
Double Jeopardy
Which president believed that we should use the military to influence other countries?
"Teddy" Theodore Roosevelt
Bonus Points: What was the name of his policy that stated that?
To take control of a country or area next to your own, especially by force
Annex
Policy proposed by President Woodrow Wilson that we should only financially support other democracies and this would hurt non-democracies
Moral Diplomacy
Yellow journalism
This was built to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for faster travel for trade. The US paid for the land and recognized this country's independence.
Panama Canal
Double Jeopardy
Which president felt that we should use financial support to influence other countries?
William Howard Taft
Bonus points: What was the name of his policy?
Idea that the US was "built different" from other countries due to its specific world mission to spread liberty and democracy
American Exceptionalism
Double Jeopardy
Based off a African proverb, this policy by President Theodore Roosevelt pushed for military intervention to benefit US businesses and the US government in other countries
"Big Stick" Policy
For extra points: What is the quote from the proverb? Must say the full quote
What were the two main countries where US fought Spain in the Spanish-American War?
Cuba and Philippines
Double Jeopardy
This is the name of the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War
Treaty of Paris
Bonus points: What year was this Treaty of Paris?
Double Jeopardy
Which President believed that we should only financially support democratic countries?President Woodrow Wilson
Bonus question: What was the name of the policy?
Economic, military and cultural influence of the US on other countries
American Imperialism
Proposed by President William Howard Taft to pay off debts of Central American countries to gain favor in that country for US businesses and US government
Dollar Diplomacy
After the war, one country was sold to the US for $20 million dollars even though that country thought that they were fighting for their independence. This caused a revolt in that country and started another war for the US from the citizens in that country.
The Philippines
This was the nickname given to Alaska implying that the US acquired useless land
"Seward's Folly"
Double Jeopardy
Which president offered American Loans to a country to pay off its debt and when the country refused used military force to change their decision? This fostered nationalist movements and resentments towards the US.
William Howard Taft
Bonus points: Which country was this?
This term that describes when a smaller country is protected by a larger, stronger one but is technically independent from the larger nation. Example: Cuba after the Spanish-American War)
Protectorate
This was added to the Monroe Doctrine stating that the US had the right to interfere with Latin American Nations as an international police power to ensure that no European involvement occurred in the Western Hemisphere
Roosevelt Corollary
What US president fought in the Spanish-American War before he was president?
"Teddy" Theodore Roosevelt
Name 3 reasons why Hawaii was beneficial to the US
-US businesses owned the sugar cane farms and wanted no tariffs
-We needed a refueling port for trade ships headed to the East
-Great position for a Naval base to protect the main land from Asia
Labeled General Victoriano Huerta a “butcher” for his role in the overthrow and murder of the previous Mexican leader and reformer, Francisco Madero, and refused to recognize the new Mexican leader’s government based on the illegal means in which he seized power.
Woodrow Wilson
What term means for all future time?
Perpetuity