Vocabulary
False or exaggerated news stories meant to be sensational.
Yellow Journalism
Why did Taft's Dollar Diplomacy fail?
He wanted to avoid using the military, but had to use them anyway.
In the Spanish-American War, what country became a protectorate of the United States?
Cuba
What two countries did President Roosevelt negotiate peace between? Select TWO correct answers.
Russia and Japan
What nation did the United States intervene in to promote democracy?
Mexico
A political philosophy that involves a country exerting its influences on other countries.
Imperialism
Which president is known for the Open Door Policy?
William McKinley
What event caused the Spanish-American War?
The explosion of the U.S.S. Maine.
How did Theodore Roosevelt project American power to the rest of the world?
He built the Great White Fleet.
What made New Freedom different from other foreign policies?
It was based on morality, not just self-interest.
A country that depends on another country for its protection.
Protectorate
What did the Roosevelt Corollary add to?
The Monroe Doctrine - Europe can't intervene in the Americas.
Along with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders, who else won the victory at San Juan Hill.
The Buffalo Soldiers.
It made global trade faster and easier.
What did Pancho Villa do to upset the United States?
He attacked an American city.
A country, usually agricultural, that is dependent on a single resource.
Banana Republic
Which president is known for New Freedom?
Woodrow Wilson
How did the Open Door Policy impact China? Select TWO correct answers.
It made it easier for American businesses to sell to them.
The Boxer Uprising happened.
How did Roosevelt use the Big Stick Policy in Colombia?
He sent in the navy when they refused to let us build a canal.
How did Wilson intervene in Mexico? Select THREE correct answers.
He promoted the democratic faction.
He sent the military to Veracruz.
He sent the army after Pancho Villa.
When a country desires to keep to itself and not engage with the rest of the world.
Isolationism
What was America's foreign policy before becoming an imperialist country?
America was isolationist and ignored other countries.
Why did the United States overthrow the Hawaiian monarchy?
They wanted to annex the country to use it as a military base and they were supporting American business interests in the country.
How did President Roosevelt's Big Stick Diplomacy work?
America would not be aggressive but would step in militarily to defend its interests if it had to.
Was American Imperialism justified? (Use sources to justify your answer)
This answer will vary between students.
Pro-imperialism: Talks about how it benefited the U.S. and made it stronger.
Anti-imperialism: Talks about how it costed the U.S. or how it is morally wrong.