Foreign Policy - international relations, Spanish-American War - 1898 - The US fought for Cuba's Freedom and gained territory in the Caribbean and the Pacific, Joseph Pulitzer - owner of the New York World newspaper and promoter of yellow journalism, Wm. R Hearst - owner of the New York Journal newspaper and promoter of yellow journalism, Yellow Journalism - sensationalized news stories that had outrageous claims - a cause of the Sp-Am War, U.S.S. Maine - this ship mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor - became a rallying cry to go to war with Spain, Imperialism - when one nation takes over a weaker one for political and/or economic gain, Alfred T. Mahan - this former admiral wrote about having power over the seas, Queen Liliuokalani - The last queen of Hawaii - she was forced to allow the annexation of Hawaii by the United states in 1898, John J. Pershing - the leader of the American Expeditionary Forces - leader of troops in WWI, Sandford Dole - the first American governor of Hawaii - helped to create the conditions for annexation, Open Door Policy - America's foreign policy in China - open up trade for all international powers, Panama Canal - built to speed up travel time, Dollar Diplomacy - the US used economic incentives in dealings with other nations, yellow fever - a mosquito borne illness that plagued construction workers while they built the Panama Canal, Monroe Doctrine - The US ordered European nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere, Roosevelt Corollary - President Roosevelt swore to back up the Monroe Doctrine with the US military, Protectorate - Cuba was a protectorate of the US from 1898-1959 - they had to ask the US for permission to do many things,

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