| A | B |
|---|
| Great Britain | this country controlled Australia until 1901 |
| Meiji Restoration | the revolution that got rid of the shoguns' power in Japan & gave power back to emperor |
| India | where the Great Mutiny took place |
| Theodore Roosevelt | US President who pushed through the building of the Panama Canal |
| Yellow Journalism | using sensational ways to catch the attention of & influence readers of newspapers |
| blockade | to position ships to prevent supplies or other ships from entering/exiting ports |
| peasants | larges & poorest group in feudal Japan |
| Formosa (Taiwan) | Japan took control of this island from China in 1895 |
| Monroe Doctrine | US document that warned Europeans not to build any new colonies in the Americas |
| Colombia | Panama was a part of this country when US rebels helped them win independence |
| China | where the Boxer Rebellion took place |
| modern army | why Japan was able to build its own empire in Asia |
| Charter Oath | Japanese document that stated all Japanese would have a say in their gov't |
| Rudyard Kipling | supported US imperialism & author of 'White Man's Burden' |
| for trade | why the US & other Western countries wanted Japan to open their borders |
| Alaska | territory of US purchased from Russia |
| Matthew C. Perry | commander of the US warships that forced Japan to open their borders |
| Korea | Japan invaded & took control of in 1894; then pushed into Chinese territory |
| Russia | Japan fought them & destroyed their navy in 1904 |
| bureaucracy | large organization that runs the daily business of gov't |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger landmasses |
| Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines | US gained control of these from Spain after the Spanish American War |
| Diet | name of the Japanese parliament created in 1898 |
| Theodore Roosevelt | left desk job in the US Navy & led Rough Riders in Spanish American War |
