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Spanish American War
The explosion of the US Main battleship caused the beginning of the Spanish American War. Cuba wanted to gain independence from Spain and the US intervened to help eliminate European power. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was an agreement that led to Spain giving up control of Cuba and Puerto Rico. Spain recognized the independence of Cuba and, for a payment of $20 million, gave the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam over to the United States. -
USS Maine
The USS Maine is a U.S. naval ship that sank in Havana harbor in February 1898 following an explosion; the incident was used to increase calls for war against Spain. It was never definitively determined why or how the ship was sunk -
Boxer Rebellion
Violent movement in China expression proto-nationalist sentiments and tried to eradicate oposing foreign imperialism/ Christian missions. -
Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment came into place when Cuba could not come to agreements with other countries without the approval of the United States. The Platt Amendment gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs when it was necessary and gave two naval bases on the Cuban mainland. -
Russo-Japanese War
Russia and Japan had disputes over Manchuria of China. As a result from the Treaty of Portsmouth, Japan gained power over Korea and most of south Manchuria. However, Russia was able to buy the land back. -
Roosevelt Corallary to the Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt was concerned that the crisis in Venezuela could spark an invasion by European powers. The US used military force to restore internal stability to the nations in the region. As a result, it gave the US a justification for intervention in countries like Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. The Monroe Doctrine was a passive way to notify other nations that the western hempisphere was in the control of the US. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Foreign policy supported by President William Howard Taft and others that favored increased American investment in the world as a way of increasing American influence. -
Mexican Revolution
Lasting about ten years, the Mexican Revolution started as a revolt against established order and turned into a multi-sided civil war. The U.S. became involved in 1914. -
Open Door Policy
This policy aimed to secure international agreement for promoting trade and commerce. It proposed a free open market for merchants of all nationalities operating in China. -
Panama Canal
The creation of a transisthmian canal to transport goods between the Atlantic and Pacific Coast. The United States was the first to recognize Panama as an independent country; newly installed Panamanian officials then gave America territory to build a canal.