The U.S. Becomes A World Power

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A statement of fact that follows a previously stated idea is called a(n) _____________.

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corollary

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Name the U.S. ship that exploded in Havana Harbor.

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U.S.S. Maine

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Exaggerated news reporting is called _________________.

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Yellow journalism

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A(n) _______________ is a narrow strip of land with water on both sides that links two larger land areas.

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isthmus

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Name the presidential decree that warned European Nations to stay out of the affairs of South America and the Caribbean.

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the Monroe Doctrine

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______________ is when one country controls another country mainly for the benefit of the stronger country.

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Imperialism

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Theodore Roosevelt's addition to the Monroe Doctrine that stated the U.S. had international police power and had the right to intervene in any country in the Americas is called __________________.

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the Roosevelt Corollary

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Name the canal built by the U.S. to provide a shortcut from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.

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Panama Canal

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_______________________ was Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy to influence other countries by the threat of force, to stay out of the affairs of Central/South America and the Caribbean.

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Big Stick Diplomacy

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An enclosure with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level is called a(n) ___________.

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