| A | B |
|---|
| Isolationism | having little to do with political affairs of other nations |
| expansionism | extending its national boundaries |
| imperialism | policy of a stronger nation control the economic and political affairs of a weaker nation |
| Great White Fleet | 1900, American Navy steam powered ships all painted white |
| sphere of influence | an area in China, where a nation had special trading privileges. |
| Open Door Policy | opening spheres in China for all nations to trade |
| Boxer Rebellion | 1900, attack by Chinese on Westerners |
| Yellow Journalism | sensationalized stories and headlines |
| Spanish-American War | four month war between these two nations fought in the Caribbean to the Philippines |
| Rough Riders | First Volunteer Cavalry Regiment |
| Buffalo Soldiers | African American members of the 9th and 10th Cavalries |
| Roosevelt Corollary | 1904, President's claim for US to intervene in Latin America to preserve law and order |
| Dollar Diplomacy | Taft's policy to encourage American bankers to invest in Latin America |
| Isthmus | narrow strip of land connecting two large bodies of water |
| Foraker Act | US sets up a new government in Puerto Rico making them US Citizens |
| Platt Amendment | US can intervene in Cuban and sets a Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay |
