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Amer. Hist. Ch. 18

American History Chapter 18 vocab

QuestionAnswer
Sensational style of writing that exaggerates news Yellow journalism
who did the deLome letter criticize? McKinley
Which nation's residents became US citizens in 1917 Puerto Rico
Which nation attempted to achieve its independence by going to war against the US Philippines
Which nation did the Platt Amendment make a US protectorate Cuba
To which nation did the treaty of Paris guarantee independence from Spain Cuba
In which nation did the boxer rebellion take place China
This tern refers to the policy of denying recognition of Latin American governments Missionary diplomacy
This term means the policy of using US governments to guarantee loan mad to foreign countries dollar diplomacy
the Mexican leader US troops were trying to catch Pancho Villa
This was one of the worlds greatest engineering feats Panama Canal
He led American troops into Mexico in pursuit of a Mexican leader John J Pershing
This general forced Cubans to relocate to concentration camps Valeriano Weyler
This nation gained independence after the Spanish American War Cuba
Battleship destroyed in Havana harbor USS Maine
The Cuban poet and journalist who launched a Cuban revolution in 1895 Jose Marti
After the Spanish American war, the US paid $20 million to annex this land Philippines
Head of the provisional government in Hawaii in 1893 Sanford B Dole
The tariff that caused a crisis by threatening Hawaiian sugar growers MxKinley tariff of 1890
President who formally recognizes the republic of Hawaii Cleveland
What war was ended by the treaty of Paris 1898 Spanish-American
The president who favored annexation of Hawaii when he took over the presidency from Cleveland McKinley
Which country failed to complete the Panama Canal France
Who proclaimed Hawaii a territory in 1898 Congress
During his presidency the US and Mexico came close to war Woodrow Wilson
For which action did Teddy Roosevelt receive a Nobel peace prize Treaty of Portsmuth
Which nation did Emilio Aguinaldo fight Philippines
Teddy Roosevelt was proclaimed a hero of this battle San Juan Hill
The US president most associated with the dollar diplomacy Taft
Which nation was the focus of John Hay's Open Door notes China
Why was there a need for a canal faster route around the Americas
The construction of the Panama canal to how many years 10
The letter that criticizes President McKinley deLome letter
This was also know as "the big stick diplomacy" Monroe doctrine
Queen of Hawaii Liluokalani
US navy admiral that urges the US to build up their Navy Alfred T Mahan
Teddy Roosevelt s famous cavalry unit that fought in the Spanish - American war Rough riders
King of Hawaii Kalakaua
Naval base in Hawaii Pearl Harbor
naval hero of the Spanish American war George Dewey
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