America becomes a World Power Vocabulary

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Which of the following United States Presidents is shown in this illustration? Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt

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What was the purpose of Wilson's Fourteen Points?

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To create world peace after WW1

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Foreign policy created under President Taft that had the U.S. exchanging financial support for the right to "help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial ventures

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Dollar Diplomacy

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Yellow Journalism

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Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to attract readers.

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Sanford B. Dole was ....., A wealthy, plantation owner and politician who was named President of New Republic of Hawaii. He asked US to annex Hawaii.

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A wealthy, plantation owner and politician who was named President of New Republic of Hawaii. He asked US to annex Hawaii.

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What policy gave equal trading rights to all foreign nations in China in 1899?

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Open Door Policy

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Spanish-American War

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A war of expansion fought between the United States and Spain in 1898. Treaty of Paris officially ended the war.

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“Spheres of Influence”

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Section of a country where one foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers

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USS Maine

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This was a ship was sent to protect Americans in Cuba; the Maine explodes; the United States declares war on Spain as a result.

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Roosevelt's philosophy - In international affairs, ask first but bring along a big army to help convince them. Threaten to use force, act as international policemen

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Big Stick Diplomacy (Policy)