Platt Amendment - between USA and Spain, stating that United States would end its military occupation of Cuba., “Big Stick” Diplomacy - signified that the U.S. would negotiate peacefully but maintain strength to exert when needed, Roosevelt Corollary - stated that the U.S. could intervene in the affairs of an American republic threatened with seizure or intervention by a European country., “Dollar Diplomacy” - the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence., “Moral Diplomacy” - way to deal with other nations by only giving support to those with similar values and beliefs, Alfred T. Mahan - US Naval Officer who wrote a book about the importance of naval power, Commodore Matthew Perry - US Navy Officer who helped open Japan to US trade, Alaska Purchase - Purchased in 1867 for 7.2 million from Russia, Hawaii - annexed in 1898 during the Span/Am War , Queen Liliuokalani - Queen of Hawaii, Nationalism - obsessive love of your country, Spanish American War - A war over the control of Spanish Colonies (aka Cuba-Puerto Rico- Philippines.....) ….) , Imperialism - controlling or owning other countries , T.R. Roosevelt - 26th President of the USA, Rough Riders - nickname given to volunteer Calvary in Span/Am War, Foraker Act - Puerto Rico as an U.S. territory., Open Door Policy  - a statement by USA that China could trade with all countries equally , sphere of influence - area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority., Sanford R. Dole - Businessman and President of Hawaii before annexation , Yellow Journalism  - media that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration, Protectorate - a state that is controlled and protected by another., George Dewey - Navy Admiral in charge of the Span/Am War in the Philippines , U.S.S. Maine  - a USA ship that blew up in the Havana, Cuba Harbor--and an immediate cause of Span/Am War , Panama Canal - a shortcut in between N and S America,

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