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1. Isolationism:   policy  of  having  little  to  do  with  political  affairs  of  foreign  nations.  

2. Expansionism:   policy  of  extending  a  nation’s  boundaries  

3. Annex:   to  add  on  

4. Imperialism:   policy  of  powerful  countries  seeking    to  control  the  economic  and  political  affairs  of  weaker  countries  or  regions  

5. sphere  of  influence:   area  in  which  a  foreign  nation  had  special  trading  privileges  and  made  laws  for  its  own  citizens.  

6.  yellow  journalism:   sensational  style  of  reporting  used  by  some  newspapers  in  the  late  1800s.  

7. armistice:   agreement  to  stop  fighting  

8. protectorate:   nation  whose  independences  is  limited  by  the  control  of  a  more  powerful  country.  

9. isthmus:   narrow  strip  of  land  

10. dollar  diplomacy:   policy  of  building  economic  ties  to  Latin  America  in  the  early  1900s  

11. moral  diplomacy:   foreign  policy  proposed  by  President  Wilson  to  condemn  imperialism,  spread  democracy  and  promote  peace.  

Answer  the  following:    

12. The  U.S.  acquired  Alaska  by:   buying  it  from  Russia.  

13. Commodore  Perry  visited  Japan  to:   open  up  trade  with  Japan.  

14. The  immediate  cause  of  the  Spanish-­‐American  was  the:  

destruction  of  the  Maine.  

15. During  the  Age  of  imperialism,  the  U.S.  feared  that  :  

European  nations  were  increasing  their  influence  in  the  Western  Hemisphere.  

16. In  1903,  Panama  won  its  independence  from:  

Colombia.  

17. “Seward’s  Folly”  refers  to  the:   purchase  of  Alaska.  

18. Who  wanted  the  U.S.  to  annex  the  Hawaiian  Islands?  

American  sugar  planters  in  Hawaii  

19. As  a  result  of  the  Roosevelt  Corollary,  the  U.S.:  

sent  troops  into  several  Latin  American  nations.  

20. A  major  problem  in  building  the  Panama  Canal  was:  

Disease.  

 

 

Review  this  graphic  organizer  carefully  and  be  prepared  to  answer  questions  using  it.