Vocabulary
Schools of Thought
Open Door and Policies
100

The movement of people from rural areas to urban areas

rural flight

100

Why did Taft's Dollar Diplomacy fail?

He wanted to avoid using the military, but had to use them anyway.

100

What two countries did President Roosevelt negotiate peace between? Select TWO correct answers.

Russia and Japan

200

A political philosophy that involves a country exerting its influences on other countries.

Imperialism

200

Which president is known for the Open Door Policy?

William McKinley

200

What made New Freedom different from other foreign policies?

It was based on morality, not just self-interest.

300

A country that depends on another country for its protection.

Protectorate

300

What did the Roosevelt Corollary add to?

The Monroe Doctrine - Europe can't intervene in the Americas.

300
How did the Panama Canal benefit America?

It made global trade faster and easier.

400

In the Spanish-American War, what country became a protectorate of the United States?

Cuba

400

Which president is known for New Freedom?

Woodrow Wilson

400

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.

500

When a country desires to keep to itself and not engage with the rest of the world.

Isolationism

500

What was America's foreign policy before becoming an imperialist country?

America was isolationist and ignored other countries.

500

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.