Alaska The purchase of this area from Russia completed Manifest Destiny.
Seward Alaska is nicknamed “______’s Icebox.”
Napoleon French monarch who intervened in Mexico (drop the III).
Newimperialism Term for the period at the end of the 1800s in which Europe and America began to take take colonies in Africa and Asia (two words).
Internationaldarwinism The use of the “survival of the fittest” idea to justify imperialism (two words).
Josiahstrong American minister who said we had a Christian duty to take over other nations (first and last name).
Josiahstrong Author of “Our Country: Its Possible Future and Present Crisis.” (first and last name)
HenryCabotLodge Great congressional imperialist (three words).
AlfredThayerMahan Author of “The Influence of Sea Power Upon History.” (full name)
Monroedoctrine Early American policy that declared the Western Hemisphere off limits to European colonization (two words).
Panamericanunion Forerunner of the Organization of American States (three words).
Venezuela Cleveland and his Secretary of State Olney forced Britain to submit to arbitration with this South American country.
Jingoism Intense, aggressive nationalism.
Cuba The revolt of this Spanish colony led to the Spanish-American War.
Yellowpress Sensationalistic penny papers (two words).
WilliamRandolphHearst Yellow journalism tsar (full name)
JosephPulitzer Yellow journalism tsar (first and last name)
Delomeletter Document that outraged America when it was discovered that the Spanish Ambassador had a low opinion of President McKinley.
Maine An explosion on this ship was used as a casus belli.
Telleramendment Part of America’s declaration of war against Spain that stated that America would grant Cuba its independence (two words).
Dewey American naval commander who took the Phillippines.
Manilabay Naval battle where America sank the Spanish Pacific fleet (two words).
Santiagobay Naval battle where American sank the Spanish Atlantic fleet (two words).
SanJuanHill Battle that launched Theodore Roosevelt’s political career (three words).
Liliuokalani Last Queen of Hawaii.
Hawaii Pacific annexation that eventually became a state.
EmiloAguinaldo Filipino nationalist leader (first and last name).
WilliamJenningsBryan Leader of the Anti-Imperialist League (full name).
Insularcases Series of court decisions that ruled that territories did no enjoy Constitutional protections unless Congress granted protection through legislation (two words).
Plattamendment Law that greatly compromised “independent” Cuba’s sovereignty (two words). Know the terms of this law.
Guantanamobay Part of Cuba seized by the United States because it was an excellent harbor (two words). It is still controlled by the United States.
Gitmo Modern nickname for our port (and prison) in Cuba.
Roosevelt Spanish-American War hero who was added to the McKinley ticket to gain popular support against Bryan.
Sphereofinfluence An area where an industrialized country controls the trade and investment of an area of a weaker country (three words).
Boxerrebellion Chinese equivalent of the Ghost Dance (two words).
Opendoor Hay’s China policy.
Hay Roosevelt’s Secretary of State (as a young man, he was Lincoln’s personal secretary).
Bigstick Nickname for Roosevelt’s foreign policy (two words)
Panama Where Roosevelt built the transoceanic canal.
Haypauncefotetreaty Treaty that stated that any transoceanic canal would be under joint U.S./British control. Roosevelt got Britain to abrogate it (three words).
GoergeGoethals Chief engineer of the Panama Canal.
WilliamGorgas Contributed to the building of the Panama Canal by fighting yellow fever.
Rooseveltcorollary Expanded the Monroe Doctrine by stating that if intervention in Latin America was required, America would conduct the intervention (two words).
Russojapanesewar Ending this conflict earned Roosevelt the Nobel Peace Prize (three words).
Gentlemansagreement Roosevelt’s secret understanding with Japan in which Japan agreed to restrict immigration and Roosevelt would get California to repeal anti-Japanese laws (two words, drop the possessive apostrophe).
Greatwhitefleet Symbol of America’s new naval power (three words).
Roottakahiraagreement Understanding in which America and Japan recognized each other’s Pacific possessions and agreed to support the Open Door Policy (three words).
Dollardiplomacy Nickname for Taft’s foreign policy (two words).
Lodgecorollary Extended the Monroe doctrine to cover non-European powers (i.e. Japan). Two words.
Moraldiplomacy Nickname for Wilson’s foreign policy (two words).
Jonesact Law that gave (future) independence to the Phillippines (two words).
Puertorico This Caribbean coaling station’s residents were granted American citizenship by Congressin 1917. It may become the 51st state (two words).
Tampicoincident International flare-up that almost led to war between Wilson’s America and Huerta’s Mexico (two words).
Panchovilla Mexican bandit who raided across the U.S. border (two words).
Pershing American general who chased Pancho Villa past the Rio Grande.
WilliamApplemanWilliams Historian who argued that America’s intervention in the Cuban Revolt was based on economic motives (full name).
Walterlafeber Historian who argued that America’s intervention in the Cuban Revolt was based on economic motives (first and last name).
RichardHofstadter Historian who argued that America’s intervention in the Cuban conflict was driven by mob psychology (first and last name).
Manifestdestiny Belief that God wants Amercia to control the entire North American continent (two words).
Captivemarkets Colonies that are required to purchase all of their goods from the home country (two words).
Marx Political philosopher who said that imperialism was the last gasp of capitalism.
Roosevelt Mahan’s greatest acolyte.
Cityonthehill Term for America’s desire to spread good ideas to the world for the benefit of all people. The altruistic part of America’s foreign policy schizophrenia (four words).
Pragmatism Realism in foreign policy.