topic 12 Flashcards
a policy of staying out of world affairs
isolationism
a policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries or regions
imperialism
a policy issued by Secretary of State John Hay in 1899 that allowed a nation to trade in any other nation’s sphere of influence in China
open door policy
an act of cruelty and brutality
atrocity
a type of news reporting, often biased or untrue, that relies on sensational stories and headlines
yellow journalism
an amendment to the 1902 Cuban constitution that allowed the United States to intervene in Cuba
platt amendment
a nation whose independence is limited by the control of a more powerful country
protectorate
a narrow strip of land that has water at each side with the strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land
isthmus
President Taft’s policy of building strong economic ties to Latin America
dollar diplomacy
