| A | B |
|---|
| Queen Lilikuakalani | Leader who tried to preserve the independence of Hawaii |
| Platt Amendment | Gave the US the right to intervene in cuban affairs |
| Cause of imperialism | A growth of industry, a need for markets and raw materials, cultural superiority |
| isolationism | Not getting involved with other countries |
| William Seward | Arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia |
| yellow journalism | exaggerated the news |
| started the Spanish American War | The sinking of the USS Maine |
| Panama Canal | A shortcut that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. built by theodore roosevelt |
| Theodore Roosevelt | President was influential in building the Panama canal |
| sheres of influence | A weak region controlled by a stronger imperialistic nation |
| Mexican revolutionary | Pancho Villa |
| Monroe Doctrine | US policy that prevented European nations from intervening in latin america |
| Hawaii | American sugar plantation owners encouraged its annexation |
| Big Stick Policy | Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy. The US would use military force if necessary |
| open door policy | No one country could control China. US wanted to compete for trade in China |
| Alaska | Purchased from Russia in 1867 |
| imperialism | Policy by which stonger nations extend control over weaker countries |
| Emilio Aquinaldo | Philippine rebel |
| Boxer Rebellion | Chinese uprising against foreigners |
| Roosevelt Corollary | Gave the US government the right to intervene if law and order was threatened in Latin America |
| Results of the Spanish American War | Annexed the Phillippines, Guam and Puerto Rico |
| Rough Riders | name of T. Roosevelt's infantry during the Spanish American War |
| Commodore Perry | American naval offices opened Japan to American trade |
