Addition to the Monroe Doctrine asserting America's right to intervene in Latin American affairs

Allowed the United States to intervene in Cuba and gave the United States control of the naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

Purchase of Alaska

Ship that explodes off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and helps contribute to the start of the Spanish-American War

volunteer soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish American War

The United States built the Panama Canal to have a quicker passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic

Country which had control over Panama before US "intervention"

the key battle in Cuba during the Spanish-American War

Letter in which a Spanish ambassador criticizes President McKinley

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate weaker nations politically, socially, and economically through diplomacy or military force

idea that many European countries had a duty to spread their religion and culture to those less civilized

The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.

territory annexed by the U.S. for refueling stations and expanding naval sites

journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.

Diplomatic policy developed by T.R where the "big stick" symbolizes his power and readiness to use military force if necessary.

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.

Foreign policy of President Woodrow Wilson that worked through supporting democracy and working with other nations that have the same morals as the US

Divine right of Americans to expand and close the frontier of the US.

A policy proposed by the US , which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.

A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs

Country that withdrew from World War I

Causes of World War I

An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace.

Agreement signed in 1928 in which nations agreed not to pose the threat of war against one another

A promise Germany made to America, after Wilson threatened to sever ties, to stop sinking their ships without warning.

Reasons America entered WWI

The U.S. didn't enter the League of Nations

law requiring men to register for military service (draft)

Goal of France and Britain at the Paris peace conference

Germany sent this to Mexico suggesting an alliance in return for Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.It was intercepted and caused the U.S. to mobilized against Germany, which had proven it was hostile

WWI contributed to the Great Migration of this group of people

United States Neutrality Advantages

British blockade of Germany

Under international law and customs of the seas, warships had the right to

Treaty of Versailles led to what war

Why were Americans invested in WWI?