Contributors
Alfred T. Mahan wrote "Influence of Sea Power" in which he theorized that a world power must have a _____________ ____________
Strong Navy
Purchased for $7.2 Million dollars by William Seward, Americans were outraged until we found gold there in 1898
Alaska
The US Will Protect Trade with China
Open Door Policy
Newspapers engaged in this when they exaggerated events and stirred speculation in their headlines in order to compete with other news organizations
Yellow Journalism
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, turned Rough Rider, Turned President who grew the size of the navy and vowed to use it to protect trade in the Western Hemisphere
Teddy Roosevelt
Became a state after the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani and gave the US the rights to Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Also known as the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine - This policy made the US the international police force of the Western Hemisphere under the control of Teddy Roosevelt
Big Stick Policy
The Spanish American war of 1898 is a turning point in US History because the victory made the United States a ____________ ______________
World Power
Fruit planter who motivated the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy so that it could become a state thus ending tariffs on his products
Sanford B Dole
This country got its independence and became a Protectorate under the Teller and Platt Amendments following the Spanish American War
Cuba
Woodrow Wilson pledged to only trade with Democratic countries
Moral Diplomacy
This event was exaggerated in the papers, but it turned out that it exploded on accident when a keg of gun powder got too hot.
The USS Maine
Located in the Pacific, these TWO countries became territories of the United States after winning the Spanish American War to become a WORLD POWER
Philippines and Guam
Taft encouraged investment in Latin American countries by loaning them money to build infrastructures that would support trade
Dollar Diplomacy
The De Lome Letter
Motivated by economic growth, President who vowed to protect Free Trade in China in 1899 when he adopted the Open Door Policy
William McKinley
Man made waterway that serves as a shortcut between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans and is used by military and trade vessels.
Panama Canal
The act of a stronger nation politically and economically dominating a weaker nation.
Imperialism
The desire to protect American Interests while protecting trade and spreading democracy
American Imperialism