| A | B |
|---|
| imperialism | practice by which stronger nations attempt to create empires by dominating weaker nations |
| dollar diplomacy | U.S. policy of maintaining stability in other countries by increasing investments in the economies of those countries |
| sphere of influence | area or country in which another nation has strong economic control |
| most-favored nation | status of having the same trading rights in a country as other nations |
| jingoism | extreme nationalism marked by an aggressive foreign policy |
| Open Door policy | policy that gave equal access for commerical relations with China to all nations |
| Roosevelt Corollary | policy establishing the United States as "an international police power" |
| William Howard Taft | President known for his "dollar diplomacy" |
| Theodore Roosevelt | "rough rider" President known for his "big stick" philosophy |
| William Randolph Hearst | publisher of sensational news stories |
| George Dewey | Admiral in charge of the US fleet in the Phillipines |
| yellow journalism | sensationalized new stories |
| Hawaii | annexed by US in 1898 |
| the Philippine Islands | Spanish-American war began here in 1898 |
| Cuba | Spanish colony that wanted its independence |
| Colombia | Congress authorized a "guilt" payment of $25 million to ___ for the rights to the Canal Zone |
| Alaska | "Seward's Folly" |
| banana republic | Central American country that was controlled by an American fruit company |
| Monroe Doctrine | used as basis for American expansion |
| guerrilla | soldier who employs surprise tactics in battle |
