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Chapter 9 imper.
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Policy by which a stronger nation creates an empire by dominating | imperalism |
| colonies of foreign powers whose native rulers keep their titles | protectorate |
| Islands used as repair and refueling stations by U.S | Midways Island |
| nickname for Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras | Banana Republics |
| admiral convinced the united states to build a powerful navy | Admiral Alfred T. Mahan |
| belief that certain nations and races are superior to others | Social Darwinism |
| policy that US would not intrfere in Europe's affairs | Monroe Doctrin |
| Spanish general who placed rural Cubans in"reconcentration" camps | Valeriano Weyler |
| Publisher of New York Journal | William Randoplh Hearst |
| Publisher of New York World | Joseph Pulitzer |
| sensationalized reporting in order to increase circulation and stir up support for a cause | Yellow Journalists |
| intense burst of national pride combined with desire | Jingoism |
| war between US and Spanish | Spanish-American war |
| American war cry | Remember the Maine |
| US admiral who destroyed the Spanish fleet in Manila | US admiral George Dewey |
| President who would lead the Rough Riders | Teddy Roosevelt |
| "softened" San Juan Hill | 9th and 10th calvary |
| treaty that ended the Spanish American War | Treaty of paris(1898) |
| Islands that became unincorporated territories | philipines, Guam, puerto Rico |
| Island in Latin America that won independence as a result of the Spanish American War | Cuba |
| island that became a protectorate | Puerto Rico |
| Fillpino rebel who led an insurrection (rebellion) gainst US after Spanish American war | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| Doctor found the cause and cure for yellow fever | Major Walter Reed |
| Amendment that made Cuba part of the US sphere of influence | Platt amendment |
| Pacifc island ude to repair and refueling station for US Naval vessels | Pearl Harbor |
| Reasons US wanted to annex Hawaii | strategic position, Repair/ Refuel sugar and fruit |
| Last monarch of Hawaii; removed from power by US | Queen Lilokani |
| Wealthy planter who became first teritorial governor of Hawaii | Standford B. Dole |
| areas of economic and political control | Spheres of influence |
| Us desire to have equal trading rights for all foreign powers in China | Open Door Policy |
| revolt by Chineses due to resentment over foreign onfluence in their land | Boxer Rebellion |
| 16 battlesships sent around the world on a "good will" cruise to show American military power | the Great white Fleet |
| canal across Central Americ used to increase speed of global shipping and move naval ships quickly | panama Canal |
| president who screctly made a deal to support a Panamanian rebellion | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Treaty between US and panama granting land to US to build canal | Hay-Bunau-Uarilla Treaty |
| African proverd that described President Theodore Roosevelt's policy in Latin American | speaking softly and carry a big stick |
| addition to Monroe Doctrine asserted that US had right to intervene | Roosevelt corolary |
| actions of one nationto enforce laws outside of their lands and defend another country from outside force | Internation Police Power |
| President Taft's Policy of "substituting dollars for bullets" | dollar diplomacy |
| President Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy that stated US would not use force to assert its influence , but should promte | moral diplomacy |
| those who believed in a policy of nonparticipation | isolationists |
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