| A | B |
|---|
| most favored nation | trade status granting a nation the same privileges as other nation |
| imperialism | expansionism; attempting to create an empire by dominating over the weak nations, economically, politcally, or militarily |
| annexation | the addition of a new territory to a existing nation |
| Hawaii | island in the Pacific, annexed in 1898; Queen Lil |
| banana republics | Central american nation dependent upon banana exports and american economy and political status |
| Alfred T Mahan | supports expansionism; believed that we needed to expand new markets abroad, and to get a powerful navy |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | support expansionism; argued that expansionism would lead to the return of pioneer spirit |
| Albert J Beveridge | supported expansionism; argued that it influenced religion and modern civilization |
| Cuba | off the coast of Florida; rebelled against Spain; fighting for independence |
| Guerrillas | soldiers who fight using surprise tactics; Cubans |
| William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer | published horryfing stories in newspapers |
| Jingoism | intense burst of national pride and desire for an aggresive foreign policy |
| George Dewey | told to attack the Philippines if war broke out with Spain |
| Teller Amendment | U.S did not want to annex Cuba, Cubans should have the right to determine their own form of government |
| Platt Amendment | Restricts Cuba's abilities to make treaties and borrow money, U.S right to intervene in foreign affairs, obliged Cuba to sell or lease to the U.S. the land for a naval base |
| The Maine | Blew up 1898; cause not determinded; 260 officers and sailors killed |
| Treaty of Paris | signed December 10, 1898; recognized independence of Cuba; granted the U.S Puerto Rico, Guam, and Philippines; U.S gave 20 million to Spain |
| Rough Riders | Colonel Leonard Wood; 2nd in command--> teddy roosevelt; horses never arrived |
| Victories | Battle of San Juan Hill; battle of El Caney; battle of Santiago |
| Yellow Journalism | exaggerated, sensationalized stories |
| De Lome letter | written by spanish minister to U.S; Desribed Mkinley as weak; letter published in Journal |
| Spanish American War | "a splendid little war," gained territory |
| spheres of influence | areas of economic control |
| Open Door policy | equal access for trade oppurtunities |
