| A | B |
|---|
| Japan | Commodore Matthew Perry |
| American Imperialism | new markets/ raw materials/spread culture |
| Alaska | "Seward's Folly" |
| Hawaii | annexation; sugar plantations |
| Franz Ferdinand | Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary |
| Kaiser | German emperor |
| Czar | Russian emperor |
| Triple Entente | Great Britain, France, Russia agreement before WW1 |
| China | Open Door Policy |
| USS Maine | explosion in Havana Harbor |
| "yellow journalism" | exaggerated/sensationalized news reporting to sell newspapers |
| result of Spanish- American War | U.S. recognized as a world power |
| gained as a result of Spanish-American War | Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Cuba |
| Panama Canal | shortened route from Atlantic to Pacific |
| dollar diplomacy | President Taft |
| "speak softly and carry a big stick" | President T Roosevelt |
| Roosevelt Corollary | U.S. has right to intervene in Latin American countries |
| Midway Island | U.S. wanted for a coal refueling port |
| militarism | rapid buildup of military power; celebration of military ideals |
| alliance system | countries agree to defend each other |
| Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire |
| Allied Powers | Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Russia |
| mobilization | gathering of troops and resources in preparation for war |
| Triple Alliance | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy before WW1 |
| After the Civil War, the U.S. practiced | expansionism |
| isolationism | U.S should stay out of the affairs of other nations |
| imperialism | policy in which a strong nation dominates other countries |
| nationalism | sense of identy and unity, sometimes focused against foreigners |
| American Samoa | Division of Samoa by U.S., G. Britain, and Germany |
| Cuba gained its independence | as a result of the Spanish-American War |
