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monroe doctrine
U.S foreign policy of opposing European colonization of the Western hemisphere. -
De Lôme Letter
This letter criticized American President William McKinley by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd. -
Battle of San Juan
A decisive battle of the Spanish–American War. The San Juan heights was a north-south running elevation about 2 kilometers east of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. -
USS Maine
American naval ship that sank in Havana Harbor during the Cuban revolt against Spain -
Open Door Policy
The foreign policy proposed by the U.S. in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China. -
Platt Amendment
Gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs and put a naval base in Cuba to protect it and the US holdings. -
Big Stick Diplomacy
President Theodore Roosevelt’s imperialistic foreign policy of intimidating other countries by showing U.S. power and readiness to use military force when necessary.
