Vocabulary
Puerto Rico, Cuba, China, The Philippines
Diplomacy
The Debate
Key Terms
100
American __?_____ is another name for American Imperialism
What is expansionism?
100
Imperialist nations carved this country up into spheres of influence
What is China
100
This is another name for Roosevelt's Corollary.
What is big stick diplomacy?
100
This popular writer opposed the annexation of the Philippines.
Who is Mark Twain?
100
Under this policy stronger nations exerted control over weaker territories.
What is imperialism.
200
Soon after this was destroyed, the United States declared war on Spain.
What is the USS Maine?
200
The people of this nation were made citizens of the United States in 1917
What is Puerto Rico
200
Under this policy the US government guaranteed the loans made to foreign countries by American busines-people.
What is dollar diplomacy?
200
This founder of Hull House opposed American expansionism.
Who is Jane Adams?
200
A pure substance made from atoms that all have the same number of protons.
What is element.
300
This is a country such as Cuba, whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power.
What is a protectorate?
300
The Platt Amendment gave the United States the right to intervene in this independent country.
What is Cuba
300
This policy denied recognition of Latin American governments that were hostile to the United States.
What is moral or missionary diplomacy?
300
He told a group of Methodist ministers that he had prayed about annexing the Philippines. He said that there was nothing left to do but uplift and Christianize them.
Who is President McKinley
300
This Florida city played was the headquarters for commanders of the Spanish-American War and provided supplies and troops for the war effort.
What is Tampa.
400
This sensational style of writing exaggerates the news to attract readers.
What is yellow journalism?
400
The people of this nation fought a three-year guerrilla warfare against America after the Spanish-American war ended.
What are the Philippine Islands
400
This policy stated that disorder in Latin America could force the United States to send its military in to protect American economic interests.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
400
This famous poem by Rudyard Kipling said that it was the duty of imperialist nations to settle less developed and weaker ones because it was ......
What is The White Man's Burden
400
This volunteer cavalry unit fought in a famous battle near Santiago, Cuba.
What is the Rough Riders.
500
Its criticism of President McKinley caused American resentment towards Spain to turn to outrage.
What is the de Lome letter
500
This nation was the focus of John Hay's Open Door notes
What is China?
500
Japan and Russia agreed to stop fighting under this treaty that was negotiated by Theodore Roosevelt.
What is the Treaty of Portsmouth?
500
This organization represented a wide array of people who opposed imperialism.
What iis the Anti-imperialist League
500
This construction reduced the distance and time of travel between the East and West coast of the USA. It also increased trade between the US and the rest of the world.
What is the Panama Canal?