Unit 4 Age of Imperialism & the Great War, Obj. #5 Hawaii/Lat Am

The name of the Hawaiian queen who came to power in 1891, and who abolished the voting rights of the white, American landowners, while restoring those rights to the Hawaiian people. With the help of the US military, she was overthrown in 1893.

• Queen Marie Antoinette

• Queen Liliuokalani

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Queen Isabel I de Castilla

As a result of both their economic and strategic benefits, the Hawaiian islands were eventually:

• Annexed by the United States in 1898

• Annexed by Spain in 1898

• Annexed by the Philippines in 1898

• Annexed by Panama in 1898

Upon becoming US president in 1901, President "Teddy" Roosevelt promoted a new type of diplomacy based on America's success in the Spanish-American War. This policy applied to US action in Latin America and depended heavily on a strong US military to achieve America's goals.

• "America First" Diplomacy

• "Ping Pong" Diplomacy

• "Basketball" Diplomacy

• "Big Stick" Diplomacy

While it wasn't his idea, President "Teddy" Roosevelt led efforts to both build and secure American control of this man-made waterway across Central America, connecting the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean and cutting in half the trip from the east to west coast of the United States.

• Suez Canal

• The Grand Canal

• Panama Canal

• Erie Canal

In 1904, President "Teddy" Roosevelt updated the Monroe Doctrine, by adding that the United States would act as the Western Hemisphere's policeman in case of "chronic wrongdoing" by any Latin American nation and restoring order. The name of this policy was:

• "Dollar Diplomacy"

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Monroe Doctrine 2.0

• "Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far."