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100
This word best explains when countries go out and take overseas territories to add into their empire.
Imperialism
100
Theodore Roosevelt focused much of his international policies here in order to improve US power in the area.
Latin America
100
This area was considered a frozen wasteland and a waste of US money
Alaska
100
This man made waterway connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Panama Canal
200
Theodore Roosevelt played a key factor in getting the United States control of what waterway on an isthmus?
Panama Canal
200
The Roosevelt Corollary was added to which document?
Monroe Doctrine
200
The sinking of this ship led to the start of the Spanish American War
USS Maine
200
Queen Lilloukalani was from
Hawaii
300
The United States pushed for a country to have a free and open trade market in which all countries could participate and in which no spheres of influence were set up by other countries.
The Open Door Policy
300
United States would enter into deals peacefully but if you crossed them they had military might behind them. This is an example of
Big Stick Policy
300
Exaggerating and sensationalizing events to sell papers can be described as?
Yellow Journalism
300
When America and other nations such as Great Britain & France took over other nations because they believed them to be uncivilized
The White Mans Burden
400
What soon to be state was considered an important place for restocking naval vessels?
Hawaii
400
William Howard Taft's policy that the United States had the right to protect it's investments.
Dollar Diplomacy
400
What is the central topic of the following
Spanish American War
Open Door Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Roosevelt Corollary
American Imperialism
400
What was the main result of the Spanish American War?
US gained overseas colonies
500
This helped exaggerate events leading to America getting involved in the Spanish American War?
Yellow journalism
500
American Companies supported imperialism in hopes that it would provide more of this
Resources
500
President Roosevelt was able to intimadate Latin American nations because of this "Big Stick"
What is the US Navy
500
What is this a map of?
Caribbean or Latin America