Road to Empire
This term means a country extends its power over other lands.
What is imperialism?
This country controlled Cuba before 1898.
What is Spain?
Imperialists believed expansion would increase this kind of power.
What is economic / military power?
This president believed in “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
The canal connects these two oceans.
What are the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Before the late 1800s, U.S. foreign policy was mostly this.
What is isolationism?
Many Americans supported Cuba’s fight for this.
What is independence?
Anti-imperialists argued imperialism violated this American principle.
What is self-government / democracy?
This diplomacy relied on military strength as a backup to negotiations.
What is Big Stick Diplomacy?
The U.S. supported this country’s independence to build the canal.
What is Panama?
The explosion of this ship helped push the U.S. into war with Spain.
What is the USS Maine?
As a result of the war, the U.S. gained these two Pacific territories.
What are Guam and the Philippines?
Imperialists believed new territories would provide these.
What are new markets and resources?
William Taft believed in using this tool instead of military force.
What is money / economic influence?
Hawaii is known for its rich fertile lands and this well-known Naval Base
What is Pearl Harbor
This type of journalism exaggerated stories to stir up public anger.
What is yellow journalism?
This amendment allowed the U.S. to intervene in Cuban affairs.
What is the Platt Amendment?
Anti-imperialists believed it was hypocritical because the U.S. once was this.
What is a colony?
Woodrow Wilson’s diplomacy focused on spreading this.
What is democracy?
Many people first called Alaska this nickname because they thought it was useless.
What is “Seward’s Folly”?
The shift from isolationism to imperialism meant the U.S. began doing this globally.
What is becoming more involved in world affairs / expanding overseas influence?
Although Cuba gained independence, this shows the U.S. still controlled it.
What is the Platt Amendment / Guantanamo Bay naval base?
This phrase justified expansion as a “duty” to civilize others.
What is the White Man’s Burden?
The Roosevelt Corollary expanded this earlier doctrine.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This country originally controlled Panama before independence.
What is Colombia?