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Building An Empire
DAT CANAL
Vocabulary
100
This man was known for writing sensational headlines for the New York World
Who is William Pulitzer
100
This incident was used as an excuse to declare war on Spain
What is "Remember the Maine"
100
Would help US Navy defend new empire, would cut time to get to South America
What are incentives for building the Panama Canal
100
Areas where another nation has economic and political control
What is Spheres of Influence
200
This man was a rival journalist who wrote for a New York newspaper
Who is William Randolph Hearst
200
This land was bought by America for 7.2 million dollars
What is Alaska
200
Before the Canal could be built, these had to be taken care of
What is yellow fever and malaria
200
Independent countries whose policies are controlled by an outside power
What is Protectorate
300
This was the Filipino queen who supported Filipino independence
Who is Liliuokalani
300
This revolt started in China due to outside influences
What is the Boxer Rebellion
300
This was the most challenging aspect of construction during the canal
What is the cutting of the Gaillard Cut
300
A narrow strip of land joining two large areas of land
What is an Isthmus
400
This president's idea for foreign policy was to "support and nurture democracy throughout the world
Who is Woodrow Wilson
400
This is policy was put into place by John Hay
What is the Open Door Policy
400
After the building, this president coined the African phrase "Speak softly and carry a big stick"
Who is President Roosevelt
400
A logical extension of a doctrine or proposition
What is a Corollary
500
This man was the one who stopped the spreading of yellow fever and malaria in Panama
Who is William C Gorgas
500
These were the lands gained by the US after the Spanish-American War
What is Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
500
What doctrine was used to justify American intervention in Latin America
What is the Monroe Doctrine
500
A policy based on the idea that economic ties were the best way to expand American influence
What is dollar diplomacy