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Mckinley Tariff
A name given to a law increasing tariffs on goods imported to the United States. -
Teller Amendment
It placed a condition of the United States military in Cuba. The United States could not annex Cuba but only leave control of its island to its people. -
Spanish American War
A war over Cuban independance. The winner of the war would also recieve several island possessions spanning over the globe. -
Annexation of Hawaii
The United States was concerned with Hawaii becoming a part of a European country and presiden Mckinnley later signed a bill annexing Hawaii. -
Annexation of the Philippines
The United States and the Philippines errupted into a fight. After many fights the war ended and later on after World War II the Philippines would be granted independence. -
The Boxer Rebellion
Uprising in China against foreign influence in religion, politics and trade. -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
A treaty signed on November 18, 1903, by the United States and Panama, that established the Panama Canal Zone and the subsequent construction of the Panama Canal. -
Roosevelt Corollary
A right of the United States to intervene to "stabilize" the economic affairs of small states in the Caribbean and Central America if they were unable to pay their international debts. -
Great White Fleet
A nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe. -
Dollar Diplomacy
To further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries. Latin Americans show their disapproval of the role that the U.S. government and U.S. corporations have played in using economic, diplomatic and military power to open up foreign markets. -
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and is a key conduit for international maritime trade.
