Imperial Word Search

Big Stick Diplomacy

Roosevelts diplomacy. Saying that the U.S military, mainly the navy, could be used to settle international disputes or disagreements.

Emilio Aguinaldo

Filipino nationalist and revolutionary during the Spanish and Philippine American Wars.

Jingoism

Aggressive nationalism that calls for action.

Monroe Doctrine

U.S policy that creates an isolationist stance on foreign affairs. It prohibits European intervention in the Western Hemisphere.

Social Darwinism

The concept argued that nations compete with each other politically, economically, and militarily, and only the strong would survive.

Philippines

Country annexed by the U.S rolling the Spanish-American war. Congress pledged in 1916 that they would ultimately gain their independence.

De Lome Letter

Document that was written by the Spanish Ambassador calling President McKinley weak.

Forager Act

Created a civil gov. on the island of Puerto Rico and established it as a commonwealth of the U.S.

Jones Act

Congressional Act that pledged independence to a U.S determination, democratic elections, and support of nations with similar beliefs.

Sphere of Influence

An area of economic or political control.

USS Maine

Battleship that exploded while sitting in Havana Harbor, Cuba.

Dollar Diplomacy

A policy used by President Taft to prioritize economic investment in Latin America. Designed to pull those countries out of property and social disorder and prevent those nations from becoming economically dependent.

Imperialism

The economic or political domination of a strong nation over weaker ones.

Jose Marti

Cuban nationalist and revolutionary in the Cuban Revolution and Spanish-American War.

Open Door Policy

The idea that all countries would be allowed to trade with China.

Boxer Rebellion

A conflict in which secret Chinese societies organized to fight foreign control.

Yellow Journalism

Sensationalist reporting, in which writers often exaggerated and even made up stories to attract readers.