| A | B |
|---|
| protectorate | a country dominated by a more powerful nation |
| atrocity | a wartime act of cruelty and brutality |
| isolationism | a policy of noninvolvement in the affairs of other nations |
| imperialism | a policy focused on controlling the affairs of weaker countries |
| expansionism | a policy aimed at extending national boundaries |
| Why did Europe agree to the Open Door Policy? | They feared the power of the United States. |
| Why did Japan sign the Treaty of Kanagawa? | The American show of force using steam-powered warships. |
| What changed the opinion about Seward's Folly? | Prospectors found gold. |
| Who solved the mosquito problem in the Panama Canal? | William Gorgas |
| What caused the explosion on the Maine? | Noone is sure. |
| U.S. gains land in Samoa | U.S. negotiated a deal with European colonial powers. |
| Effect of Commodore Perry's trip to Japan | Japan opened 2 ports to U.S. trade. |
| What did John Hay mean by "a splendid little war"? | The U.S. had an easy victory. |
| Why did Roosevelt intervene in Latin America? | To promote American interests, to prevent European interference, to preserve law and order. |
| Results of the Spanish American War | U.S. granted Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Philippines limited independence. |
| Boxer Rebellion and U.S. foreign policy | It showed that Americans were taking a larger role in world affairs. |
| Dates of the Spanish American War | 1870-1914 |
| Why did European countries want land in Africa and Asia? | Raw materials and desire for foreign markets |
| John Hay | Supervised the construction of the Panama Canal |
| What factors led to war with Spain? | Yellow Journalism, sympathy for the Cuban freedom movement, and the battleship Maine |
| U.S. actions after the Spanish American War | The U.S. offered statehood to each captured territory. |
| Results of Seward's desire to dominate trade in the Pacific | Annexation of Midway Island and a short war with Germany. |
| Speak softly and carry a big stick | North Africa |
| Roosevelt Corollary was based on which earlier document? | the Monroe Doctrine |
| Manila Bay, San Juan Hill, and Santiago Bay | 3 battles the U.S. lost in the Spanish American War |
| What caused Woodrow Wilson to send soldiers to Mexico? | General Francisco Villa's support for Porfirio Diaz |
