| A | B |
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| imperialism | the policy of extending a nations power and dominion by acquiring territories or gaining indirect control over outlying areas |
| Banana republic | Central american country that was controlled by an American fruit company |
| Beveridge | Senator who advocated American expansion as a way to improve societies with American ideas and culture |
| Teller Amendment | promised Cubans their independence |
| Platt Amendment | stated that the Cuban gov. could not enter any foreign agreements, must allow the U.S to establish naval bases and the right to intervene when necessary |
| Battle of Manila | U.S ships defeated Spanish fleet that guarded the Philippines |
| Buffalo Soldiers | African Americans who fought in the Spanish American war and were not given credit |
| Cleveland | sent a commission to hawaii to investigate conditions |
| Alguando | Filipino who led his country's fight for independence |
| Sphere of influence | an area of economic control |
| Open door | equal access to a nations consumers |
| Boxer Rebellion | Chinese didnt want any foreign involvement |
| Isolation | the belief that America should not be involved in other countries foreign affairs and should keep foreigners out of American affairs |
| Pago Pago | harbor U.S acquired in Somoa |
| Most favored nation | in 1860's U.S. won this title in China. Same access to trade with China as any other nation |
| Annexation | the addition of a new territory to an existing country |
| Hawaii | island in Northern Pacific, allowed Hawaiins to sell sugar in U.S duty free, did not sell or lease territory to any foreign power. |
| Seward | annexed the midway islands for a place to refuel |
| Jingoism | intense burst of national pride and the desire for an aggresive foreign policy |
| Alfred T. Mahan | favored expansionism and believed in gaining new markets abroad and having a powerful navy |
| Guerilla | Cuban soldiers who fought using surprise tactics |
| Pulitzer and Hearst | newspaper publishers using yellow journalism as a way to sell papers |
| General Weyler, "Butcher" | improsined Cubans, commitied atrocities |
| San Juan Hill | battle of Spanish American war. Rough Riders led by TR and Buffalo soldiers fought |
| George Dewey | told to attack spanish fleet in the Philippines |
| Treaty with Spain | Gave U.S. Gaum, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico |
| The Delome letter | described Mckinley as weak |
| The Maine | explosion killed many sailors, |
| Cause of Spanish American War | yellow journalism enraged public describing spanish as brutes, the explosion of the Maine, freedom of Cuba |
| Teddy Roosevelt | born into a wealthy family, weak as a child w/ asthma. Became strong, went to Harvard. Married; wife and mother died- moved to west. Wrote a book: Winning of the West. Led the Rough Riders, aggresive foreign policy |
| Big Stick | The stick represented the navy and military, threat against war |
| Bully Pulpit | stage for Roosevelt to stand on to gain public support |
| isthmus of panama | ideal location for a route between Pacific and Atlantic Ocean |
| Columbia | panama was a province of this country in south america |
| Roosevelt Corollary | issued to Monroe Doctrine. Stated that the U.S did not want any more land, only wanted to see other countries stable |
| International Police | helped to stabilize all countries. intervened to prevent intervention from other nations |
| Roosevelt as peacemaker | Peace treaty between Russia and Japan before Japan defeated Russia. Ensured a balance of power |
| Taft | less aggressive foreign policy, preserve open door with china |
| Dollar Diplomacy | replace dollars for bullets. Maintain orderly societies abroad by increasing U.S. investment in foreign economics. Investors gain money. Failed |
| Why Dollar Diplomacy failed | increased money for investors. invested in RR projects in China, japan and russia united to stop american influence. made many enemies with latin americans |
| Anti Imperialism | too much racism, drove down wages, too many costs already, cause too much competition for jobs |
| Paradox of power | combination of contradictory attitudes towards powerful country |
| Julliete Low | founded the American Girl Scouts |
