Imperialism Starter Pack
This term describes when a stronger nation takes economic, political, or military control over a weaker one.
What is Imperialism?
This type of sensational, exaggerated reporting used "clickbait" style headlines to start a war.
What is Yellow Journalism?
This country originally owned Panama and refused to let the U.S. build the canal until a revolution occurred.
What is Colombia?
This U.S. policy argued that all nations should have "Open" and equal trading rights in China.
What is the Open Door Policy?
The general term for how a country handles its "DMs" and business with other nations.
What is diplomacy?
The "Big Three" reasons for U.S. expansion: Military power, cultural superiority, and this economic need.
What are new markets and raw materials?
This Spanish General in Cuba became a villain in the news for his "reconcentration" camps and brutal tactics.
Who is General Weyler?
The Canal was built to create a "fast travel" shortcut between these two massive bodies of water.
What are the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
European countries carved China into these "zones" where they had special trading and military rights.
What are Spheres of Influence?
Roosevelt’s "Gunboat Diplomacy" meant he would use this to handle foreign affairs if needed.
What is military force?
These "influencers" traveled to Hawaii and China to spread Christianity and Western values.
Who are missionaries?
"Remember the ______!" became the ultimate trending phrase after this ship exploded in Havana.
What is the U.S.S. Maine?
Carried by mosquitoes, this "final boss" caused the most deaths during the canal's construction.
What is Malaria (or Yellow Fever)?
This group of Chinese patriots tried to "de-platform" foreigners by force in a 1900 rebellion.
Who are the Boxers?
President Taft’s "Dollar Diplomacy" focused on using this to influence other countries.
What is money (or business investment)?
This 1823 policy told Europe that the Western Hemisphere was "closed" for new colonization.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
These three specific territories were "looted" from Spain and became U.S. possessions after the war.
What are Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines?
Mudslides, tropical heat, and these two other obstacles made building the canal a nightmare.
What are disease and fights with natives?
This Filipino leader led a revolution against U.S. rule, claiming the U.S. was acting just like Spain.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
President Wilson’s "Moral Diplomacy" focused on promoting peace and these "wholesome" values.
What are human rights and integrity?
Critics thought buying this "icy" territory from Russia for $7.2 million was a total "L," calling it "Seward’s Folly."
What is Alaska?
This amendment gave the U.S. the right to "check in" on Cuba and a permanent base at Guantanamo Bay.
What is the Platt Amendment?
Building the canal is the ultimate example of this President's "Big Stick" energy in Latin America.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
U.S. Marines and sugar planters overthrew the Queen of this island chain to annex it for its plantations.
What is Hawaii?
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine claimed the U.S. was the "Police Officer" of the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?