| A | B |
|---|
| imperialism | policy under which stonger nations attempt to creat empires by dominating weaker nations |
| annex | to join a new territory to an existing nation |
| jingoism | national pride combined with a desire for an aggressive foreign policy |
| sphere of influence | areas of politcal and economic control |
| Open Door Policy | policy giving the United States equak access to trading rights in China |
| Yellow Journalism | using emotional headlines and stories to attract readers |
| banana republics | Cental American nations controlled by US business interests |
| Filipino Insurrection | rebellion against American annexation |
| DeLome Letter | stolen letter that insulted McKinley |
| Roosevelt Corrolary | The U.S. would use force to protect Latin America from European aggression |
| Washington's Farewell Address | urged American neutrality in world affairs |
| Manifest Destiny | america was chosen by God to dominate North America |
| Frederick Turner | the American character was defined by the frontier |
| extractive economy | a country that relies on selling raw materials |
| Commodore Matthew Perry | opened Japan to US trade |
| William Randolph Hearst | promoted war with Spain |
| USS Maine | sunk in Havana Harbor |
| Spanish American War | made the US an empire |
| Jose Marti | led the Cuban revolt against Spain |
| Rough Riders | charged up Kettle Hill during the Cuban campaign |
| refueling stations | sources of coal for the US navy |
| Monroe Doctrine | issued to keep Eurpopean nations out of the western hemisphere |
| Panama Canal | built to help create a two ocean navy |
| Big Stick Diplomacy | using force in foreign relations |
| Dollar Diplomacy | using American investment as a tool of foreign policy |
| Moral Diplomacy | used by Wilson to promote democracy in Latin America |
| Good Neighbor Policy | Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to befriend Latin America |
| naval power | the key to maintaining an American empire |
| Alfred Thayer Mahan | wote a book favoring American expansion |
| Great White Fleet | symbol of American sea power |
| Anti Imperialist League | opposed annexation of the Philippines |
