Chapter 22

Question 1

a group of diverse and prominent Americans who banded together in 1898 to
protest the idea of American empire building

Answer 1

Anti-Imperialist League

Question 2

Taft’s foreign policy, which involved using American economic power to push for
favorable foreign policies

Answer 2

dollar diplomacy

Question 3

an idea proposed by Fredrick Jackson Turner, which stated that the encounter of European
traditions and a native wilderness was integral to the development of American democracy, individualism,
and innovative character

Answer 3

Frontier Thesis

Question 4

the circular notes sent by Secretary of State Hay allowing all countries equal and total access to all markets, ports, and railroads without
any special considerations from the Chinese authorities; while ostensibly leveling the playing field, this
strategy greatly benefited the United States

Answer 4

Open Door notes

Question 5

a statement by Theodore Roosevelt that the United States would use military force to
act as an international police power and correct any chronic wrongdoing by any Latin American nation
threatening the stability of the region

Answer 5

Roosevelt Corollary

Question 6

Theodore Roosevelt’s cavalry unit, which fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War

Answer 6

Rough Riders

Question 7

the pejorative name given by the press to Secretary of State acquisition of Alaska in
1867

Answer 7

Seward’s Folly

Question 8

the goal of foreign countries such as Japan, Russia, France, and Germany to carve out
an area of the Chinese market that they could exploit through tariff and transportation agreements

Answer 8

sphere of influence