Imperialism

1. 8,000 volunteer cavalry forces under command of Theodore Roosevelt
4. A naval ship that was allegedly blown up by Spain
5. Exaggerated stories (propaganda) to lure Americans to support a cause and to buy newspapers
8. This war began when Cuba was invaded by Spain
11. How the U.S. acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and The Philippines
12. The U.S. purchased this land from Russia for 7.2 million dollars
13. When the Philippines declared war on the U.S. after the treaty of Paris to try to gain independence
16. The U.S. is the policeman of the world, it is our job to threaten/ protect/ and intervene when needed to solve world problems
17. A state that is controlled and protected by another country

2. Acquiring territory or gaining control over the political or economic life of other "weaker" countries
3. Chinese citizens fought against western imperialism and forced all countries out
6. This connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
7. Forcing china to trade with all countries and trying to westernize them
9. Americans that did not want to go to war, they didn't want to get involved with other countries affairs
10. The U.S. wanted control of this land for its sugar
14. Cuba could not do anything without the approval from the U.S.
15. Taft extended the Roosevelt corollary by guaranteeing loans to all Latin American countries