Span Am War/ WWI Vocab Quizziz

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Sensational, often exaggerated news stories in publications to attract readers

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Yellow Journalism

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Built to ease trade by allowing ships to cut through Central America

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Panama Canal

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Ship sent to Havana that exploded, raising US-Spain tensions.

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USS Maine

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Building an empire by founding colonies or conquering nations

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Imperialism

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26th U.S. President, Environmentalist, moderate reformer, hero of the Spanish-American War

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Roosevelt's addition to the Monroe Doctrine, stating the U.S. would act as an 'international police force' in the Western Hemisphere.

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Roosevelt Corollary

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Roosevelt's foreign policy idea backed by force threat

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Big Stick Diplomacy

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US policy opposing European colonialism in the Americas

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Monroe Doctrine

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British passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat, leading to U.S. involvement in WWI.

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Lusitania

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International organization post-WWI aimed at peace

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League of Nations