| A | B |
|---|
| imperialism | domination by a strong country over a weaker country militarily, economically or culturally |
| nationalism | devotion to one's country |
| annexation | joining a new territory to an existing country |
| Matthew Perry | sailed into Toyko harbor |
| U.S.S. Maine | blew up in Havana harbor |
| expansionism | desire for more territory |
| arbitration | settling a dispute by a unbiased person who listens to both sides |
| William Randolph Hearst | newspaper owner who used yellow journalism to sell papers |
| jingoism | burst of national pride which leads to aggressive foreign policy |
| Jose Marti | Cuban journalist who came to America for help |
| "Splendid Little War" | refers to the US getting alot of territory for little fighting |
| the Rough Riders | Teddy Roosevelt's unit in the Spanish-American War |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | Philippine freedom fighter |
| Liliuokalani | Queen of Hawaii who wanted Hawaii for Hawaiians |
| spheres of influence | European division of China |
| Open Door Policy | the US's proposal for trading with China |
| Sanford Dole | leader of a revolution in Hawaii |
| isthmus | narrow stretch of land between 2 larger areas |
| Roosevelt Corollary | a denial that the US used the Monroe Doctrine to gain territory |
| dollar diplomacy | using money to invest or aid foreign countries to get their approval |
| gunboat diplomacy | using forcing to get a country to do what we want |
| yellow fever | caused by mosquitos |
| Culebra Cut | hardest part of the Panama Canal to build |
