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Vocabulary
T.R.
Spanish American War
Spanish American War II
Latin America
100
an agreement to end fighting, a peace treaty
What is an armistice?
100
In 1898 T.R. led these men to a victory in Cuba during the Spanish American War.
What are the Rough Riders?
100
They rebelled against the Spanish in the Caribbean.
Who are the Cubans?
100
He nicknamed the Spanish American War a "splendid little war."
Who was Secretary of State John Hay?
100
Reasons working on the Panama Canal was dangerous.
What is dangerous conditions, disease, and extreme heat.
200
A country under the control of a different country
What is a protectorate?
200
The reason T.R. became President in 1901.
What is the assassination of President McKinley?
200
He was a Spanish "butcher" who put rebelling Cubans into concentration camps to starve to death.
Who was "Butcher" Weyler?
200
Most people who fought in the Spanish American War died from this.
What is disease?
200
The country that the U.S. helped to overthrow with Panamanian rebels in the isthmus.
What is Colombia?
300
Area completely controlled by a country
What is a territory?
300
To increase the U.S. navy's strength as a world power and to more quickly move between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is the reason T.R. wanted the Panama Canal?
300
The first battle of the Spanish American War took place here.
What is the Philippines?
300
The reason the U.S. military was overdressed to fight in Cuba.
What were wool uniforms?
300
President Wilson's idea to end imperialism, based on right and wrong.
What is moral diplomacy?
400
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land.
What is an isthmus?
400
"Speak softly and carry a big stick."
What is T.R.'s "big stick diplomacy?"
400
He helped the U.S. to fight the Spanish in the Philippines.
Who was Emilio Aguinaldo?
400
This treaty ended the Spanish American War.
What is the Treaty of Paris of 1898?
400
President Wilson supported Carranza and gave him weapons. (Why?) President Wilson felt Huerta's government was a "government of butchers."
What is the reason President Wilson felt Huerta's government was a "government of butchers."
500
The policy of using economic investment to protect U.S. interests abroad.
What is dollar diplomacy?
500
T.R.'s policy that the U.S. had the right to act as a "policeman" in Latin America.
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
500
The ship that exploded in Havana, Cuba, killing 260 Americans.
What is the USS Maine?
500
This country became a U.S. protectorate after the Spanish American War.
What is Cuba?
500
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