| A | B |
|---|
| Alfred T. Mahan | Wrote Influence of Sea Power...argued U.S. needed naval bases, a Central American canal, and a Strong navy |
| 1898 | Spanish American War |
| Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico | Territory US acquired after Spanish American War |
| Treaty of Paris 1898 | Ends the Spanish American War |
| Rough Riders | Volunteer fighters during Sp. Am. War and were led by Teddy Roosevelt |
| USS Maine | American Ship Blown up outside Cuba, united opinion against Spain |
| Platt Amendment | Gave US right to intervene in Cuba, gave Guantanamo Bay to US |
| Teller Amendment | Stated US had not interest in annexing Cuba |
| Yellow Journalism | Exaggerated stories to sell papers |
| Sanford B. Dole | Named himself President of Hawaii |
| William Jennings Bryan | Against Spanish American War, imperialism, and American expanison |
| Imperialism | expansion of American into new territory. |
| De Lome Letter | Spanish Letter insulting President William McKinley before Span.Am. War. |
| Open Door Policy | American attempt to keep China open to trade and European domination |
| Boxer Rebellion | Attempt by Chinese to expel foreigners |
| Roosevelt Corollary | Justified the need for the US to intervene in Latin American and act as a world Police. |
| Sphere of Influence | the geographical area in which one nation is very influential |
| Alaska Purchase | Secretary of State William Seward bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 Million ("Seward's Folly") |
| Social Darwinism | The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion. |
