Unit 4 Vocab Flashcard Prep

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Adding a region to an existing political unit.

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Annex

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Extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

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Imperialism

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Conflict in 1898 where the U.S. backed Cuban independence.

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Spanish-American War

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Ship canal across Panama isthmus, opened 1915.

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Panama Canal

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Addition to Monroe Doctrine: U.S. right to protect economic interests in South/Central America using military force.

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Roosevelt Corollary

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This document limited Cuba's treaty-making, controlled its debt, and allowed U.S. military intervention.

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Platt Amendment

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Volunteer US Cavalry regiment led by Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish American War.

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The Rough Riders

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Taft's policy linking American business interests abroad

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Dollar Diplomacy

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US policy from 1899 for equal trade opportunities in China.

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Open Door Policy

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A country or territory with its own government but controlled by an outside power.

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Protectorate (e.g. Puerto Rico, Guam)