history vocab

Question 1

Domestic

Answer 1

Home

Question 2

Foreign

Answer 2

Away

Question 3

Annex

Answer 3

To add

Question 4

Imperialism

Answer 4

building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations

Question 5

Isolationism

Answer 5

avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries

Question 6

Spheres of influence

Answer 6

areas where a foreign nation controlled resources

Question 7

Open door policy

Answer 7

policy that stated that all nations should have equal access to china

Question 8

Boxer Rebellion

Answer 8

Boxers (Chinese Nationalist) who were angered by foreign involvement in China

Question 9

Yellow journalism

Answer 9

exaggerated news stories - was used by Pulitzer and Hearst

Question 10

Teller Amendment

Answer 10

stated that U.s. had no interest in taking control of Cuba

Question 11

Anti-Imperialist League

Answer 11

Group that opposed imperialism

Question 12

Platt Amendment

Answer 12

limited Cuba’s right to make treaties and allowed the U.S. to intervene in Cuba affairs

Question 13

Panama Canal

Answer 13

Canal that linked Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Question 14

Roosevelt Corollary

Answer 14

Added to the Monroe Doctrine which made the U.S. the police in Latin America

Question 15

Dollar diplomacy

Answer 15

influencing countries economically (money)

Question 16

Mexican Revolution

Answer 16

Long violent struggle for power in Mexico

Question 17

William H. Seward

Answer 17

Led the U.S. in buying Alaska from Russia for $7.2Million dollars

Question 18

Liliuokalani

Answer 18

Queen of Hawaii - Did NOT want HI to be annexed

Question 19

Emilio Aguinaldo

Answer 19

Helped the U.S. to take control of the Philippines

Question 20

John J. Pershing

Answer 20

U.S. General sent to Mexico to capture Francisco Villa

Question 21

Francisco “Pancho” Villa

Answer 21

killed 17 Americans in New Mexico