Key Terms
Key Events
Important People
Key Territories
100

The belief that a country has the right to take over another country to expand its territory, religion, and beliefs.

What is Imperialism

100

This war led to the U.S. getting territories like PR, Guam, and the Philippines

What is the Spanish-American War?

100
"Speak softly but carry a big stick"

Who is Theodore Roosevelt?

100

This Caribbean island became a U.S. territory following the Spanish-American War

What is Puerto Rico?

200

When a country adds new land to its area

What is annexation

200

This event involved the U.S. taking control of an Pacific island kingdom with a rich monarchy

What is the annexation of Hawaii?

200

He was the U.S. President during the Spanish-American War

Who is Willaim Mckinley?

200

The Southeast Asian country that fought for independence after the U.S acquired it 

What is the Phillippines?

300

This type of journalism was used as an exaggeration to sway public opinion

What is a Yellow Journalism?

300

This major engineering project in 1914 created a faster route between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

What is the Panama Canal?

300

This U.S. president usually initially kept America neutral in WW1

Who is Woodrow Wilson?

300

This Caribbean nation was a Spanish colony before a U.S. protectorate after the Spanish-American War 

What is Cuba?

400

This term describes a country that is controlled and protected by another

What is a protectorate?

400

This started the naval arms race in the East

What is the Angolo-German trade?

400

This secretary of state imposed imperialism and advocated for peace

Who is William Jennings Bryan?

400

90% of this country was colonized by European powers

What is Africa

500

The theory applied survival of the fittest to justify stronger nations dominating other ones

What is Social Darwinism?

500

This 1884 conference was held to set the rules for division of Africa among the European powers

What is the 1884 Berlin Conference

500

This British leader was a strong supporter of British imperialism and oversaw the navy

Who is Winston Churchill?

500
President Mckinley encouraged Congress to annex this territory in 1900

What is Hawaii?