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Vocabulary
Hawaii, Japan and Latin America
The Spanish-American war
Panama Canal & China
Important People
100
The economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations
What is Imperialism
100
The popular idea in Britain and the US to spread the English language and culture to other areas of the world
What is Anglo-Saxonism
100
What are 3 factors that contributed to the declaration of the Spanish-American War
What is the explosion of the Maine, Cuban's wanting Independence, close economic ties to Cuba (Sugar-Cane), Location, manifest destiny, the Monroe Doctrine, De Lome letter
100
Policy created by Secretary of State John Hay that would allow all countries to trade with China
What is the Open Door Policy
100
Wanted a new constitution in Hawaii to restore power to the mondarchy
Who is Queen Lilioukalani
200

The phrase used by Theodore Roosevelt that puts forward the idea of maintaining a large military force but useful quiet, forceful diplomacy.

What is the "Big Stick" policy or "Speak softly but carry a big stick."

200
Name 2 reasons why the US wanted to expand its influence
What is manifest destiny, investment/trade, build military, raw materials,
200

The addition to the declaration of war against Spain that stated the US was only fighting to aid Cuban independence, not takeover.

What is the Teller amendment?

200
The event that involved a secret society revolting against western influences in China and killing over 200 foreigners.
What is the Boxer Rebellion
200
Wrote the book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783"
Who is Alfred Mahan
300
Writers exaggerating or even making up stories to attract readers
What is yellow journalism
300
Conference held in Washington DC to discuss ways in which the American nations could work together to support peace and increase trade
What is the Pan-American Conference
300
The Spanish-American War was fought in these two places
What is Cuba and the Philippines
300
16 Navy battleships sent around the world to showcase the United States' military might. Stopped in Japan on its tour
What is the Great White Fleet
300

Naval leader who sunk the Spanish fleet off the coast of the Phlippines.

Who is Commodore Dewey?

400
An area of a country where a foreign nation controlled economic development
What is sphere of influence
400
The imperial power allowed the local rulers to stay in control and protected them against rebellions and invasion
What is a protectorate
400
Areas annexed by the US after the Spanish-American War
What is Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
400
Gave the United States exclusive rights to build and control any proposed canal through Central America
What is the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
400
Filipino leader who worked with the U.S. to defeat Spain, felt betrayed by the U.S. and was one of the leaders of the Filipinos in the Philippine-American war, eventually surrendering to the US.

Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?

500
Taft's idea that would help Latin America and Asia rise out of poverty and social disorder
What is dollar diplomacy
500
Result of the first and second trip to Japan
What is rejection the first trip and treaty by force the second trip
500

Created as an addition to the Treaty of Paris, 1898 as a way to control Cuban foreign and trade policy and ensure a deepwater port in the Caribbean.

What is the Platt Amendment?

500
Reason for building the Panama Canal
What is saving money and time. Did not have to travel around South America to travel to Asia
500
The Cuban exile that moved to New York where he brought together different Cuban exile groups and raised funds from sympathetic Americans to carry out a Cuban rebellion
Who is Jose Marti