Foreign Policy  - refers to a country's policy towards another country., Spanish American War - War fought in the Pacific and Caribbean between Spain and the US in efforts to expand each-others power. , Yellow Journalism  - Sensationalized news, exaggerating Spanish treatment of Cubans, De Lome Letter - letter by Spanish ambassador calling President McKinley "weak" was published in the newspapers, U.S.S. Maine - Sent to Cuba to protect American interests sank in Havana Harbor Spain blamed, Theodore Roosevelt - Secretary of the Navy, Rough Rider and later President of the United States, Imperialism - Expanding power; taking control of another region through force and or colonization. , Alfred Thayer Mahan - Americas leading advocate for imperial expansion. Wrote "Influence of Sea Power upon History"., Platt Amendment - Gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs at any time. , Sanford B. Dole - US businessman advocated annexing Hawaii , Boxer Rebellion - A rebellion in China erupts in opposition to Western influence in China. , Panama Canal - 10 mile strip of canal that allowed for faster travel times : commerce and defense  , Big Stick Diplomacy - Teddy Roosevelt "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick" , Dollar Diplomacy - Taft's Foreign Policy of encouraging bankers to invest in the Caribbean region to promote American Foreign Policy goals. , Philippines, Guam and Cuba - U.S. acquisitions following the Span-Am War , Queen Liliuokalani - last Hawaiian monarch,

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