| A | B |
|---|
| Caudillo | name of military dictator in Latin America |
| Panama Canal | man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| Shogun | Japanese military ruler |
| Opium War | war between Britian Ans China over the opium trade |
| Boxer Rebellion | rebellion aimed at ending foreign influence in China |
| Russo-Japanese War | war between Russia and Japan fought 1904 |
| Treaty of Kanagawa | treaty between the US and Japan opening |
| Monroe Doctrine | US statement of opposition to European influence in the Americas |
| extraterritorial rights | rights of foreign residents were to follow the laws of their own gov't rather than those of the host country |
| Sphere of Influence | area in which a foreign nation controls trade and investment |
| Roosevelt Corollary | statement that the US had the right to exercise "police power" in the Western Hemisphere |
| Open Door Policy | policy proposed by the US giving all nations equal opportunities to trade in China |
| annexation | the adding of territory |
| imperialism | control by a strong country over a weaker country |
| Sino Japanese War | war between China and Japan where Japan forced China |
