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- 4. deadlock in which neither side is strong enough to defeat the other.
- 8. policy issued by Sec. of State John Hay in 1899 that allowed a nation to trade in any other nation's sphere of influence in China.
- 10. name for the steam powered ships of the enlarged and modernized American Navy of the early 1900s.
- 14. not taking sides in a conflict
- 16. policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war
- 17. statement by Roosevelt that the US had a right to intervene in Latin America to preserve law and order
- 19. belief that one race is superior to another.
- 20. uprising in China against westerners and Western influence in 1900.
- 23. to add on or take over
- 26. news reporting, often biased and untrue, that relies on sensational stories and headlines.
- 28. addition to an earlier stated principle
- 29. military alliance of those opposed to the Central Powers – Britain, France, Russian Empire, Italy…
- 31. title of the German emperor
- 32. military unit organized by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War.
- 33. Nation whose independence is limited by the control of a more powerful country.
- 35. an 1854 treaty between Japan and the US that opened up ports to American trade in Japan
- 36. British passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in 1915.
- 37. policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries or regions.
- 38. President Taft’s policy of building strong economic ties to Latin America
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- 1. narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land
- 2. military alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire during WWI
- 3. excessive pride in one’s nation
- 5. served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
- 6. amendment to the 1902 Cuban constitution that allowed the US to intervene in Cuba.
- 7. policy of remaining apart from the political affairs or interests of other countries.
- 9. area where a nation had special trading privileges.
- 11. Law passed by Congress in 1900 under which the US gave Puerto Ricans a limited say in government.
- 12. members of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on September 21, 1866 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
- 13. served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
- 15. ware between Spain and the US in 1898
- 18. a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.
- 21. act of cruelty and brutality
- 22. policy of moving large numbers of people into camps for political or military purposes.
- 24. spreading of ideas to help a cause or hurt an opposing cause.
- 25. policy of expanding a nation's boundaries.
- 27. President Wilson’s policy of condemning imperialism, spreading democracy, and prompting peace.
- 30. German submarine used in WWI and WWII
- 34. person who deliberately uses violence to spread fear and achieve political goals