1.
"Butcher" Weyner: Spanish general whose brutal tactics against Cuban rebels outraged American public opinion
2.
"yellow journalism": Term for the sensationalistic and jingoistic pro-war journalism
practiced by W.R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer.
3.
Alfred T. Mahan: American naval officer who wrote influential books emphasizing sea power and advocating a big navy
4.
Boxer Rebellion: Anti-foreign Chinese revolt of 1900 that brought military intervention
by Western troops, including Americans.
5.
Chile: South American nation that nearly came to blows with the United
States in 1892 over an incident involving the deaths of American
sailors
6.
Colombia: Nation whose senate in 1902 refused to ratify a treaty permitting the
United States to build a canal across its territory.
7.
Emilio Aguinaldo: Filipino leader of a guerrilla war against American rule from 1899 to 1901
8.
Gentleman's Agreement: Diplomatic understanding of 1907-1908 that ended a Japanese
American crisis over treatment of Japanese immigrants to the U.S.
9.
George E. Dewey: Naval commander whose spectacular May Day victory in 1898 opened the doors to American imperialism in Asia
10.
George Washington Goethals: American military engineer who built the Panama Canal
11.
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty: Diplomatic agreement of 1901 that permitted the United States to build
and fortify a Central American canal alone, without British
involvement.
12.
Insular Cases: Supreme Court cases in 1901 that determined that the U.S. Constitution
did not apply in all the territories under the American flag.
13.
John Hay: American secretary of State who attempted to preserve Chinese independence and protect American interests in China
14.
Josiah Strong: American clergyman who preached Anglo-Saxon superiority and called for stronger U.S. missionary effort overseas
15.
Maine: American battleship sent on a "friendly" visit to Cuba that ended in
disaster and war.
16.
Manila: Site of the dramatic American naval victory that set the stage for
putting a group of rich Spanish-owned islands into the hands of the
United States.
17.
Monroe Doctrine: The principle of American foreign policy invoked by Secretary of State
Olney to justify American intervention in the Venezuelan boundary
dispute.
18.
Open-Door policy: John Hay's clever diplomatic efforts to preserve Chinese territorial
integrity and maintain American access to China.
19.
Philippe Bunau-Varilla: Scheming engineer who helped stage a revolution in Panama and then became the new country's instant foreign minister
20.
Puerto Rico: The Caribbean island conquered from Spain in 1898 that became an
American Colony.
21.
Queen Liliuokilani: Native Hawaiian ruler overthrown in a revolution led by white planters and aided by U.S. troops
22.
Richard Olney: U.S. secretary of state whose belligerent notes to Britain during the Guiana boundary crisis nearly caused a war
23.
Roosevelt Corollary: Questionable extension of a traditional American policy; declared an
American right to intervene in Latin American nations under certain
circumstances.
24.
Rough Riders: Colorful volunteer regiment of the Spanish-American War led by a
military inexperienced but politically influential colonel.
25.
Samoa: Remote Pacific site of a naval clash between the United States and
Germany in 1889.
26.
Theodore Roosevelt: Imperialist advocate, aggressive assistant Navy secretary, Rough Rider, vice-president and president
27.
William James: Harvard philosopher and one of the leading anti-imperialists opposing U.S. acquisition of the Philippines
28.
William Jennings Bryan: Democratic Party nominee who campaigned and lost on a platform opposing imperialism in the presidential election of 1900
29.
William McKinley: President who initially opposed war with Spain but eventually supported U.S. acquisition of the Philippines
30.
William Randolph Hearst: Vigorous promoter of sensationalistic anti-Spanish propaganda and eager advocate of imperialistic war
