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What land was originally known as "Sewards Icebox?"
Alaska
Why did the United States support Panama in their revolution?
They wanted to construct the Panama Canal.
What country did the US complete the process of building a canal?
Panama
What treaty ended the Spanish-American War?
The Treaty Paris 1898
What President is associated with the Big Stick Policy?
What President is associated with Moral Diplomacy?
Woodrow Wilson
What policy told countries from Europe to stay out of affairs in Latin America?
The Monroe Doctrine
What country was Queen Liliuokalani in-charge of?
Hawaii
What President is associated with Dollar Diplomacy?
William Howard Taft
The Panama Canal connected which two oceans?
The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Define Imperialism.
The process of a more powerful country taking over a weaker country.
What event fully thrust the United States into the Spanish-American War?
The Sinking of the Maine
What war is referred to as the "splendid little war?"
The Spanish-American War
What did white nations around the world want to spread to the places that they colonized?
Education, Christianity, Civilization
What country was the United States instrumental in helping gain their independence?
Cuba
What was the resource that many Americans wanted in Hawaii?
Sugar Cane
What was the De Lome Letter?
A letter from Spain that was speaking ill of McKinley and The United States.
Define Yellow Journalism.
The process of making news with exaggerated and potentially untrue headlines to make an emotional response from its readers
What are the 3 places that the US gained as a result of the Spanish-American War?
Guam, Puerto Rico, The Philippines
Why did the US want The Philippines?
To get access to China
What are 4 reasons that the US wanted to expand.
Global Competition
New Markets
Cultural Superiority
Military Strength
What was the purpose of the Open Door Notes/Policy?
Providing the United States access to China
The United States sends troops to another country. This would be an example of what policy?
The Big Stick Policy
What are the 3 reasons that the Spanish-American War started?
The De Lomé Letter
Explosion of the USS Maine
Who were the Boxers in China and what were they trying to do?
A rebellious group in china that was attempting to remove all foreign influence in China.