Terms
Having little to do with the political affairs of other countries
Isolationism
An area, typically around a sea port, where a nation had special trading privileges
Sphere of Influence
Man responsible for getting rid of mosquitos in order to build the Panama Canal
William Gorgas
Annexed Midway Island and responsible for purchasing Alaska
William Seward
Sent to Japan and returned with a signed and accepted Treaty of Kanagawa
Matthew Perry
Extending of national boundaries
Expansionism
This stated any nation could trade in the sphere of others; created by John Hay
Open Door Policy
Army engineer hired to construct the Panama Canal
George Goethals
Monarch of Hawaii who was overthrown
Queen Liliuokalani
One of the nation's leading supporter for Imperialism
Alfred Mahan
Policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic & political affairs of weaker countries or regions
Imperialism
Foreign policy that condemned imperialism, spread democracy, & promoted peace
Moral Diplomacy
President responsible for a policy known as dollar diplomacy
Taft
Cuban who fled to NY and then back to Cuba; Created a newspaper called Patria that showed struggles faced by Cubans
Jose Marti
Responsible for the Open Door Policy
John Hays
Policy of building strong economic ties to Latin America became known as
Dollar Diplomacy
Foreign Policy that claimed the right of the U.S. to intervene in Latin America to preserve law & order
Roosevelt Corollary
President responsible for a policy known as moral diplomacy
Wilson
Leader of the American fleet in the fight against Spain in the Philippines.
John Dewey
President that declared war on Spain in the Spanish American War
McKinley
This allowed the U.S. to intervene with Cuban affairs and in return Cuba gave U.S. control of the naval base at Guantanamo Bay
Platt Amendment
A nation whose independence is limited by the control of a more powerful country
Protectorate
Man sent by President Wilson to track down and find Pancho Villa
John J. Pershing
Who led the way for the Filipinos against the United States in the fight for Filipino Freedom?
Emilio Aguinaldo
Organized the Rough Riders and led the way for the Americans against Spain in Cuba
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