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Spanish-American War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monroe Doctrine | warned Europeans not to build any new colonies in the Americas (Latin America and the Caribbean) |
| Annexed | took control of |
| War of 1898 | (the Spanish-American War) Spain vs Cuban Rebels + the U.S. |
| Yellow Journalism | journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates news to create sensations and attract readers |
| USS Maine | a battleship sent to protect Americans in Cuba which exploded |
| Isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects two bigger landmasses |
| Panama Canal | built by President Theodore Roosevelt to make a passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean |
| Roosevelt Corollary | declared the U.S. as an international police power |
| Great White Fleet | U.S. Navy sent on a world tour |