A | B |
a policy of extending ones' power through diplomacy or military force | imperialism |
events that are occurring in other countries around the world | international affairs |
Pursuit of gaining money and wealth by involvement in international affairs to acquire resources. | economic interest |
A country that is seen by others as one of the strongest, most powerful countries in the world, usually due to wealth and strong military forces. | world power |
The forced movement of large numbers of people into concentration camps for military or political reasons. | reconcentration |
Cuban poet and advocate for Cuban independence. He was killed at the Battle of Dos Rios | Jose Marti |
Exaggerated news reports written to sell more newspapers and to influence public policy. | Yellow Journalism |
The general feeling that the citizens in a country have towards the government’s actions. | Public Opinion |
An independent country whose policies are controlled by an outside power. | protectorate |
The two newspaper owners who ran exaggerated stories about Cuba in the New York Journal and the New York World. | Hearst and Pulitzer |
The President of the U.S. during the Spanish-American War, who was assassinated shortly after the victory | William McKinley |
Leader of the Filipino Rebels who helped the United States seize Manilla and later fought the United States for Filipino Independence | Emilio Aguinaldo |
The three territories that the U.S. gained control of as a result of the Spanish-American War. | Guam, Puerto Rico, Phillipines |