| A | B |
|---|
| yellow journalism | sensational exaggerated news stories/W.R. Hearst used this |
| Russo-Japanese War/Treaty of Portsmouth | Teddy Roosevelt wins Nobel Peace prize for negotiating this treaty |
| "The sun never sets" on what imperialist nation? | British Empire, who held territories across the globe |
| Platt Amendment | amendment to Cuban Constitution defined its relationship w/US |
| Teller Amendment | amendment that said the US would not annex or control Cuba |
| Isolationism | policy of remaining neutral and avoiding other countries affairs |
| Intervention in Latin America motivated by.. | desire to protect business investments there |
| William McKinley | President during Spanish-American War |
| muckraker | journalists who report social crimes needing reform |
| Upton Sinclair's THE JUNGLE | book that exposed bad conditions in meatpacking industry |
| Open Door Policy | open access to China's ports, eliminate special priveldges, maintain China independence |
| Panama Canal | linked Atlantic to Pacific, made travel faster for ships |
