| A | B |
|---|
| Militarism: | build strong powerful militaries as a sign of you nations strength |
| Alliances: | Pacts between nations to defend each other in a time of war |
| Imperialism: | economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations |
| Nationalism: | extreme pride in one’s nation |
| Protectorate: | territory in which an imperial power allowed the local rulers to stay in control while protecting them from a rebellion or invasion. |
| Anglo-Saxonism: | idea that English speaking nations had superior character, ideas, and systems of government and were destined to control other nations. |
| Pan-American: | the idea that the united states and Latin American nations could work together to support peace and to increase trade. |
| Yellow journalism: | sensationalist reporting where stories are invented or exaggerated to attract readers |
| Jingoism: | an attitude of aggressive nationalism |
| Sphere of influence: | an area in a country where a foreign nation controlled economic development |
| Open Door Policy: | a policy in which all countries were allowed to trade in china |
| Great White Fleet: | battleships of the united state sent around the world to show’s America’s power. |
| Hay Paunceforte Treaty: | Treaty that gave the U.S. the exclusive right to build a canal through central America. |
| Roosevelt Corollary: | addition to the Monroe doctrine that U.S would intervene in Latin America affairs when necessary to maintain economic and political stability in western hemisphere. |
| Dollar diplomacy: | Taft’s policy of using business rather than military force to influence Latin America and Asia. |
