TEST Flashcards
Isthmus Panama
Narrow strip of land that connects North and South America
Panama Canal
Waterway which connects the Atlantic and pacific oceans through the isthmus of Panama.
Rough Rider
Volunteer infantry group led by Teddy Roosevelt
Platt Amendment
Protect Cuba from invasion and foreign intervention
Yellow Journalism
Distorts or exaggerates new to attract readers
Teddy Roosevelt
President that led the rough riders
Fought in Spanish American War
Battle of San Juan
Rough riders participated in it
USS Maine
Explodes in the Havana Harbor
Imperialism
A stronger nation dominates and controls a weaker nation.
1. Politically (control of their gov.) 2. Economically ( control of economy and resources) 3. Socially (control over way of life)
Alfred Mahan
Stressed that US must expand and build its navy
Woodrow Wilson
Moral diplomacy
Jose Marti
Leader of Cuban rebellion against Spain
Emilio Aguinaldo
Led revolutionaries against USA with the Philippines