People
This “Rough Rider” later became president.
Theodore Roosevelt
To join new territory to an existing country.
Annex
This island off the coast of Florida rebelled against Spain.
Cuba
This was an ideal location for a route
Isthmus of Panama
This president was known for Dollar Diplomacy.
William Howard Taft
This admiral led the attack on Spanish ships in the Philippines.
George Dewey
Stronger nations attempt to create empires by dominating weaker nations.
Imperialism
Alfred T. Mahan argued that the U.S. must build up its _____.
Navy
This island group was important to U.S. business interests and became part of the U.S. in 1898.
Hawaii
Maintaining orderly societies abroad through increased American investment in foreign economies
Dollar Diplomacy
This newspaper publisher's yellow journalism influenced public opinion.
William Randolph Hearst
National pride combined with a desire for an aggressive foreign policy.
Jingoism
This treaty resulted from the Spanish-American War
Treaty of Paris
McKinley argued that the U.S. should gain possession of these islands.
The Philippine Islands
Anti-imperialists argued that imperialism rejected what American ideal?
“Liberty for all.”
This man sailed into Tokyo Bay, forcing Japan to start trading with the U.S.
Matthew C. Perry
This means required, such as required military service.
Compulsory
William R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer used their newspapers to increase what?
Public sympathy for Cuban rebels
This country owned the Isthmus of Panama.
Colombia
What was the main point of the Roosevelt Corollary?
Roosevelt denied that the U.S. wanted any more territory.
This exiled Cuban journalist urged the U.S. to intervene in Cuba.
José Martí
A country where the U.S. invested financially and politically and crops were sold for profit.
Banana republic
Name the territories the U.S. gained as a result of the Spanish-American War.
Puerto Rico, the Philippines, or Guam
Give a reason the Panama Canal was important to the U.S.
To get from the Atlantic to the Pacific Open more quickly, make global shipping faster and easier, and for defensive purposes
Why was the Open Door policy important to the U.S.?
The vast markets and huge population became important to American trade.