| A | B |
|---|
| Alfred T. Mahan | wrote The Influence of Sea Power Upon History |
| Josiah Strong | preacher who advocated imperialism |
| Frederick Jackson Turner | person who says American frontier is closed |
| Imperialism | economic or political domination of one country over another |
| Spheres of influence | term referring to economic imperialism in China |
| Queen Liliukaloni | anti-American leader of Hawaii |
| Seward's Folly | phrase that refers to US purchase of Alaska |
| Treaty of Paris 1898 | officially ends the Spanish-American War |
| Platt Amendment | gave US military base in Cuba |
| "Splendid Little War" | phrase regarding US opinion of Span-American War |
| Social Darwinism | “survival of the fittest”; justification for imperialism |
| Philippines | territory that did not get independence after Span-Am War |
| Commodore George Dewey | naval leader who defeated Spain in pacific (Philippines) |
| Theodore Roosevelt | said, “walk softly and carry a big stick” |
| Rough Riders | led by T. Roosevelt, charged up San Juan Hill |
| William Randolph Hearst | journalist who practiced yellow journalism |
| Joseph Pulitzer | journalist who practiced yellow journalism |
| USS Maine | explodes in Havana harbor; leads to Span-Am War |
| Panama Canal | US encourages revolt; this is built starting in 1904 |
| Pancho Villa | Mexican guerilla who attacked US |
| Dollar diplomacy | Taft’s foreign policy, money not troops |
| Roosevelt Corollary | added to Monroe Doctrine; “Big Stick Diplomacy” |
| Anti-Imperialism League | Organization that was against US expansion |
| Missionary Diplomacy | Wilson’s foreign policy |
| Open Door Policy | US policy toward China |
