| A | B |
|---|
| imperialist | people who belief their country should have colonies |
| Queen Liliuokalani | leader who was removed from power by the American sugar plantation owners |
| George Dewey | leader of the United States navy which conquered the Phillipines in the Spanish American War |
| overseas empires | countries that extend their control over distant lands |
| Rough Riders | the cavalry regiment that won the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish American War |
| John Hay | the Secretary of State who endorsed the Open Door Policy to increase trade with China |
| General Weyler | the "butcher" who was sent to Cuba to crush an uprising seeking independence |
| yellow journalism | newspapers that use exaggerated stories and sensational headlines are practicing this |
| Theodore Roosevelt | the assistant Secretary of the navy who resigned from his job, so he could fight in the war in Cuba |
| Boxer Rebellion | a secret society in China which staged an uprising against foreigners |
| William Seward | the Secretary of State that was responsible for the US buying Alaska |
| Teller Amendment | a promise from Congress which said the US did not want to take Cuba as a colony |
| Commodore Matthew Perry | opened trade with Japan |
| "Sewards Folly" | refers to US buying Alaska |
| guerilla war tactics | hit and run attacks |
| "Remember the Maine" | popular war cry during the Spanish American War refering to the explosion of the US battleship "Maine" |
| sphere of influence | an area where another nation has gained special trading privileges and other rights solely for itself |
| Open Door Policy | all nations would be able to trade anywhere in China |
| Gentlemen's Agreement | Japan would stop letting workers immigrate to US if the US would allow Asian children to attend public schools in California |
| protectorate | a place or country this is not a colony or completely independent and is under the protection of another nation |
| Panama Canal | canal which connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans |
