Vocabulary
Important Americans
Spanish American War
Latin America
Pacific
Misc.
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What vocab word means “a narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land”
Isthmus
What vocab word means “noninvolvement in world affairs”
Isolationism
What vocab word means “an area completely under the control of another country”
Territory
What vocab word means “adding of a country to a larger or more powerful country”
Annexation
What vocab word means “disorder & lawlessness”
Anarchy
“I was president when the Panama Canal was built.”
Theodore Roosevelt
“As president, I believed that democracy would bring stability & avoid revolution.”
Woodrow Wilson
“I led American ships to Japan to ‘ask’ that they begin trading with the US.”
Commodore Matthew Perry
“I led American troops in pursuit of Pancho Villa before leading US troops in WWI.”
General John J. Pershing
“I believed that the US needed to build up its navy & led the ‘Great White Fleet’ in 1909.”
Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan
What was the rallying cry of the War?
“Remember the Maine!”
In what country did fighting in the war begin?
Philippines
Who was the Cuban hero of the war?
Jose Marti
What did Cuba become to the US as a result of the War?
Protectorate
What did Puerto Rico become to the US as a result of the War?
Territory
From which country did Panama gain independence in 1902?
Colombia
Who overthrew & killed Francisco Madero in 1913?
Victoriano Huerta
Who overthrew Victoriano Huerta, causing him to flee Mexico in 1914?
Venustiano Carranza
Who attacked American citizens & wanted to overthrow Venustiano Carranza?
Francisco “Pancho” Villa
Why was the Panama Canal beneficial to the US?
It cut the time & costs of shipping goods
Who led Hawaii & was removed from power during the Planters’ Revolt?
Princess Liliuokalani
What island chain, with no population, was added during the imperialist age?
Midway
What nation did the US want to have easier trade routes to in the late 1800s?
China
What country granted the US exclusive trading rights & allowed us to build a naval base in 1899?
Samoa
What treaty ended the Russo-Japanese War?
Treaty of Portsmouth
Who was president during the Spanish-American War?
William McKinley
What was the cavalry group Theodore Roosevelt led during the War known as?
Rough Riders
What was the division of China by other nations known as?
Spheres of Influence
What was America’s plan to end the Spheres of Influence in China known as?
Open Door Policy
What caused the Open Door Policy to be accepted by the five other nations?
Russo-Japanese War
What was Theodore Roosevelt’s diplomacy quote?
“Speak lightly & carry a big stick.”