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US Box Quiz 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Platt Amendment | guaranteed Cuba would be free and stay independent unless the US interests are in danger |
| Treaty of Portsmouth | ended the war between Russia and Japan. Teddy Roosevelt acted as a mediator and won the Nobel Peace Prize |
| John Hay | the Secretary of State who called for an Open Door Policy toward China |
| Roosevelt Corollary | updated the Monroe Doctrine and declared that the US would police the Western Hemisphere |
| U.S.S. Maine | a US battleship that blew up in harbor of Havana, Cuba and help persuade the American public to support a war with Spain |
| Dollar Diplomacy | President Taft’s policy toward Latin America. It encouraged American investment in Latin American countries in exchange for military protection |
| Yellow Journalism | newspaper articles that influenced the American public opinion through the use of sensationalism |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | Philippine independence leader |
| War Industries Board (WIB) | agency established during World War I to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war related industries |
| Espionage and Sedition Acts | laws that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S. participation in World War I |