A policy where stronger country extends control over weaker countries

A country that is controlled and protected by a stronger nation

the belief that a country should grow by gaining more territory.

When the U.S. took control of Hawaii and made it a territory in 1898

News reporting that exaggerates stories to attract readers.

Extreme patrionism that supports aggressive foreign policy

A statement saying the U.S. would not permentaly control Cuba after the Spanish-American War.

A rule that allowed the U.S. to intervene in Cuban affairs and keep a naval base there

A law that set up a government in Puerto Rico controlled by the U.S>

A policy that allowed all nations equal trading grights in China.

The odor Roosevelt addition to the Monroe Doctrine saying the U.S. could intervene in Latin American.

A area where one country has special economic or political control

An agreement that opened Japanese ports to the U.S. trade in 1854

An American battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898

A volunteer cavalry unit led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War

The treaty that ended the Spanish-American War and gave the U.S. new territories

A canal built by the U.S. across Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

A group of U.S. Navy ships sent around the world to show American power

Hay- Pauncefote treaty

An agreement allowing the U.S. to build and control the Panama canal

A movement to create closer ties between the countries of North and south America

A naval officer who believed sea power was key to world power

A U.S. naval officer who helped open Japan to trade

William Randolph Hearst

A newspaper publisher known for sensational reporting

A U.S. naval commander who defeated Spain in the Philippines

The white Man's Burden

A poem promoting the idea that western nations should civilize other countries

the election where William McKinley defeated William Jennings Bryan.

the belief or idea of English ancestry are superior to other groups

He served as a speaker of the U.S. house of representatives

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ch 17 vocab

Question	Answer
imperialism	A policy where stronger country extends control over weaker countries
protecorate	A country that is controlled and protected by a stronger nation
expansion	the belief that a country should grow by gaining more territory.
Annexing Hawaii	When the U.S. took control of Hawaii and made it a territory in 1898
Yellow journalism	News reporting that exaggerates stories to attract readers.
Jingolism	Extreme patrionism that supports aggressive foreign policy
Teller Amendement	A statement saying the U.S. would not permentaly control Cuba after the Spanish-American War.
Platt Amendement	A rule that allowed the U.S. to intervene in Cuban affairs and keep a naval base there
Foraker Act	A law that set up a government in Puerto Rico controlled by the U.S>
open door policy	A policy that allowed all nations equal trading grights in China.
Roosevelt corollary	The odor Roosevelt addition to the Monroe Doctrine saying the U.S. could intervene in Latin American.
Sphere of influence	A area where one country has special economic or political control
Treaty of kanagwa	An agreement that opened Japanese ports to the U.S. trade in 1854
U.S.S. Maine	An American battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898
Rough Riders	A volunteer cavalry unit led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War
Treaty of Paris	The treaty that ended the Spanish-American War and gave the U.S. new territories
The Panama canal	A canal built by the U.S. across Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Great white feet	A group of U.S. Navy ships sent around the world to show American power
Hay- Pauncefote treaty	An agreement allowing the U.S. to build and control the Panama canal
Pan-Americanism	A movement to create closer ties between the countries of North and south America
Alfred T. Nagan	A naval officer who believed sea power was key to world power
Mathew c. Perry	A U.S. naval officer who helped open Japan to trade
William Randolph Hearst	A newspaper publisher known for sensational reporting
George dewey	A U.S. naval commander who defeated Spain in the Philippines
The white Man's Burden	A poem promoting the idea that western nations should civilize other countries
Election of 1900	the election where William McKinley defeated William Jennings Bryan.
anglo saxinism	the belief or idea of English ancestry are superior to other groups
James G. Blaine	He served as a speaker of the U.S. house of representatives

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