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Imperialism
Question | Answer |
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Imperialism | taking over a small,weak, or poor country. |
Alfred Thayer Mahan | influenced the United States to have a strong military. He believed in Imperialism. |
1898 | this was the year of the Spanish American War. United States won the war. US recognized as an World power. |
Panama Canal | United States built a waterway to reduce travel distance between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean |
Open Door Policy | allowed the United States and other nations to trade with China |
Pancho Villa | killed more than 30 American because US got involved in Mexico's Revolution. |
Big Stick Policy | Theodore Roosevelt foreign policy in Latin America. United States would intervene in Latin American to protect them from European countries. |
Dollar Diplomacy | William Taft foreign policy toward Latin America. Americans would loan and invest money to Latin America countries |
Hawaii | United States businessmen overthrow Hawaii Queen Liliuokalani. US controls Hawaii in 1898 |
Alaska | United States buys Alaska from Russia in 1867 for 7.2 million |
Yellow journalism | exaggerating the news to sell newspapers. This was used during the Spanish American war. |
Boxer Rebellion | Chinese radicals attacked foreigners in Beijing, China. American military ended the rebellion |