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- Guam
- The capture of Guam was a bloodless event between the United States and the Kingdom of Spain during the Spanish-American War
- Sphere of influence
- A region in which another nation influences another through cultural norms.
- Puerto Rico
- The capture of Guam was a bloodless event between the United States and the Kingdom of Spain during the Spanish-American War after the Treaty of Paris.
- Josiah Strong
- a Protestant clergyman and author. He was a founder of the Social Gospel movement that sought to apply Old Light religious principles to solve the social ills brought on by industrialization, urbanization and immigration
- William Taft
- was an American politician, the
- Cuba
- Many small islands south of the United States. Have ties with the United States but no longer are trade partners with them.
- White Man's Burden
- A poem by Rudyard Kipling that says white men are responsible for making the world civilized. This was a popular philosophy.
- Spanish American War
- The war began after the American demand for Spain's peacefully resolving the Cuban fight for independence was rejected, though strong expansionist sentiment in the United States may have motivated the government to target Spain's remaining overseas territories: Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam and the Caroline Islands
- Woodrow Wilson
- was the twenty-eighth President of the
- Great Rapprochement
- a term usually attributed to Bradford Perkins, is used to describe the convergence of social and political objectives, between the United States and the British Empire
- Alfred Maha
- German painter, illustrator and teacher,
- Territory
- A territory is land that a country controls using force and occupy the area.
- Yellow Fever
- is an acute viral disease. It is an important cause of hemorrhagic illness in many African and South American countries despite existence of an effective vaccine. The yellow refers to the jaundice symptoms that affect some patients
- Hay Bunauvarilla
- was signed on November 18, 1903. Phillipe Bunau-Varilla went to Washington, D.C. and New York City to negotiate the terms with several U.S. officials, most prominently, Secretary of State John
- Interventionism/expansionism
- Refers to a country expanding its territories, prosperity, and economic growth more
- Jingoism
- During the 19th century in the United States, journalists called this attitude spread-eagleism. This patriotic belligerence was intensified by the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana harbor that led to the Spanish-American War of 1898.
- Panama Canl Zone
- Its border spanned two of Panama's provinces and was created on November 18, 1903 with the signing of the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty. When artificial lakes were created to assure a steady
- Open Door Policy
- All nations should have equal rights in international trade issues.
- Alfred T. Mahan
- United States Navy officer, geostrategist, and educator. His ideas on the importance of sea power influenced navies around the world, and helped prompt naval buildups before World War I.
- Roosevelt Cordlary
- was a substantial alteration of the Monroe Doctrine by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. Roosevelt's extension of the Monroe Doctrine asserted the right of the United States to intervene to stabilize the economic affairs of small nations in the Caribbean and
- Protectorate
- When a stronger more powerful nation agrees to protect a weaker nation.
- Phillippines
- The Spanish-American War began in Cuba in 1898 and soon reached the Philippines when Commodore George Dewey defeated the Spanish squadron at Manila Bay. Aguinaldo declared the independence of the Philippines on June 12, 1898, and was proclaimed head of state. As a result of its defeat, Spain was forced to officially cede the Philippines, together with Cuba
- Yellow Journalism
- pejorative reference to journalism that features scandal-mongering, sensationalism, or other unethical or unprofessional practices by news media organizations or journalists. originated during the Gilded Age with the circulation battles between Joseph Pulitzer's New York World and William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal.
- Isolationism
- Is staying out of foreign affairs. When a country develops on it s own with out any outside influences.
- Dollar Diplomacy
- under President William Howard Taft. Created to further its foreign policy aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
- Teddy Roosevelt
- was the twenty-sixth President of the
- Pan-American Conference of 1880
- a student conference held in Bogotá, Colombia in April, 1948. The conference was organized by Argentine president Juan Domingo Perón to protest U.S. domination of the western hemisphere.
- Great White Fleet
- was a United States Navy force that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from December 16, 1907, to February 22, 1909 by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. It consisted of
- Secretary John Hay
- was an American statesman,
- Imperialism
- A forceful expansion of a nation's territory. A conquest a spread authority.
- Boxer Rebellion
- Martial Artist in China were tired of being used as doormats because of the foreign control of their land. They rebelled and killed many but were quickly subdued