William H. Seward, U.S. secretary of state who promoted American expansion and access to global markets; he believed overseas trade was key to U.S. power., Alfred Thayer Mahan, U.S. naval officer and historian who argued that a strong navy and overseas bases were essential for a powerful nation., “White man’s burden”, A belief used to justify imperialism, claiming that white Americans had a duty to civilize and govern non-Western peoples., Hawai‘i, An independent island nation that the United States annexed in 1898 because of its strategic location and economic value, especially sugar., Cuba, A Spanish colony that the United States helped liberate during the Spanish-American War, but later controlled heavily through U.S. policies., Yellow journalism, Sensational and exaggerated newspaper reporting that stirred public emotion and helped push the U.S. toward war with Spain., Spanish-American War (1898), A short war between the United States and Spain that resulted in U.S. victory and expansion into overseas territories., Teller Amendment, A promise made by the U.S. government stating it would not permanently annex Cuba after the Spanish-American War., U.S.-Philippine War (1899–1902), A conflict between the United States and Filipino nationalists fighting against U.S. control of the Philippines., Treaty of Paris (1898), The treaty that ended the Spanish-American War and gave the United States control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines., Anti-imperialist movement, : A group of Americans who opposed U.S. imperialism, arguing it betrayed democratic values and self-government., Insular Cases, Supreme Court decisions that ruled the Constitution did not automatically apply fully to people in U.S. overseas territories., Panama Canal (1914, A man-made canal built by the United States that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, strengthening U.S. trade and military power., Platt Amendment, A provision that allowed the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs and limited Cuba’s independence., Roosevelt Corollary (1904), Theodore Roosevelt’s expansion of the Monroe Doctrine, stating the U.S. could intervene in Latin American countries to maintain stability., 19th Amendment (1920), Constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote in the United States., American Protective League, A private group that worked with the U.S. government during World War I to spy on citizens and suppress dissent., Espionage Act of 1917, A law that made it illegal to interfere with the military or criticize the U.S. government during World War I., Great Migration, The movement of millions of African Americans from the rural South to northern cities in search of jobs and better living conditions., Schenck v. United States (1919), A Supreme Court case that upheld limits on free speech during wartime, introducing the “clear and present danger” standard., Sedition Act of 1918, A law that made it illegal to speak or write against the U.S. government, Constitution, or military during World War I., Silent Sentinels, A group of women who peacefully protested outside the White House to demand women’s suffrage., Zimmermann Telegram (1917), A secret German message proposing an alliance with Mexico against the U.S., which helped push America into World War I., Leage of Nations, An international organization proposed to promote peace after World War I, which the United States ultimately refused to join., Wilson’s Fourteen Points, President Woodrow Wilson’s plan for peace after World War I, promoting democracy, free trade, and self-determination.

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