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Vocabulary
People
Conflicts
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The actions used by one nation to exercise political and economic control over a smaller or weaker nation.
What is imperialism?
100
"Speak softly and carry a big stick"
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
100
The United States defeated Spanish troops in Cuba and the Philippines in this conflict.
What is the Spanish-American War?
200
The idea that the U.S. and Latin American nations should work together.
What is Pan-Americanism?
200
Believed in helping nations economically rather than protecting them militarily.
Who is William Howard Taft?
200
In this conflict, nationalist Chinese secret societies organized to fight foreign control and influence.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
300
Type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers.
What is Yellow Journalism?
300
He encouraged democracy by basing foreign aid on moral government, using what he called Moral Diplomacy. Also, huge racist.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
300
During the Spanish-American war, these two countries were picked up by the United states "along-the-way"?
What is Guam and Puerto Rico?
400
Extreme nationalism marked by an aggressive foreign policy.
What is jingoism?
400
Two wealthy newspaper tycoons that helped push America into war using Yellow Journalism.
Who are Pulitzer and Hearst?
400
In attempts to purchase land from Panama, he started a war of independence between Panama and this country.
What is Columbia?
500
A policy of joining the business interests of a country with its diplomatic interests abroad.
What is dollar diplomacy?
500
President that supported an Open Door policy, which allowed each foreign nation in China to freely trade in the other nations' sphere of influence.
Who is William McKinley?
500
This guerrilla leader led raids into Texas as retaliation for Woodrow Wilson capturing Veracruz.
Who is Pancho Villa?