Chapter 20 Worksheet

queen of Hawaii who was overthrown in 1893
policy based on the idea that economic ties were the best way to expand American influence -led to military interventions, roosevelts "big stick" -Taft wanted U.S. to invest heavily in Asia and Latin America
an independent country whose policies are controlled by an outside power -Cuba was a protectorate of the U.S.
logical extension of a doctrine/proposition -Roosevelt corollary to the monroe doctrine
Hawaiin king, forced to accept a new constitution, died in 1891
avoiding involvement in other countries' affairs
commodore, commanded a squadron of heavily armed U.S. warships, presented Japanese with letter from President, wanting to grant American trading rights, visit also made Japanese set out to transform fuedal society into industrial nation
What did Japan agree to do with the U.S. after 1853?
gauratee rights of all nations to trade with China on an equal basis, John Hay (U.S. secretary of state) issued and declared acceptance of policy
What country was used to build a canal between North and South America?
European nations considered using military forces to collect overdue debts from the Dominican Republic. To prevent this, Roosevelt aannounced his new policy, the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
Building empires by imposing political and economic control over peoples around the world. It works by taking control of different countries, politically and economically and then building empires there.