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Alaska
Purchased by the U.S; A Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl. -
Alfred Thayer Mahan
His concept of "sea power" was based on the idea that countries with greater naval power will have greater worldwide impact; and was most famously presented in The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783 (1890) -
Hawaii
First adventure outside of the U.S.; Business men looked at the sugar industry; he ultimate goal of the most of the revolutionaries was the annexation of the islands to the United States, which was finally accomplished in 1898 after two U.S. Presidents turned down the idea of U.S. annexation before William McKinley signed the Congressional Resolution passed by over two thirds of the Senate and two-thirds vote of the U.S. House of Representatives to accept the annexation offer unanimously passed. -
China
Open Door Policy - term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century; Spheres of influence - when one country dominates a region of another country. -
Japan
Restrained from letting other nations take over; Commodore Perry visited Japan and threatened them. -
Spanish-American War
A conflict between Spain and the United States, the result of U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence; US public opinion was agitated by anti-Spanish propaganda led by journalists such as Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst; Spain promised time and again it would reform but never delivered; US naval power proved decisive; The result was the 1898 Treaty of Paris, negotiated on terms favorable to the US, which allowed it temporary control of Cuba; Began 52 years after the Mexic -
Philippine-American War
An armed conflict between the First Philippine Republic and the United States; The conflict arose when First Philippine Republic objected to the terms of the Treaty of Paris under which the United States took possession of the Philippines from Spain ending the Spanish–American War -
Big Stick Diplomacy
"Speak softly, and carry a big stick." -
Dollar Diplomacy
A form of American foreign policy to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries. -
World War I
A global war centred in Europe; More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised; 7 million civilians died as a result of the war (including the victims of a number of genocides); paved the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved; assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom/British Empire, France and the Russian Empire) versus the Central Powers of Germany; -
Panama Canal
The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade; France began work on the canal in 1881, but had to stop because of engineering problems and high mortality due to disease. The United States took over the project in 1904. -
The Red Scare
The promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism. -
Mexico
In the 1930s Mexican president Cardenas came into conflict with imperialism because of several measures he introduced, including land reform and the nationalisation of the oil industry; There was an international campaign against Mexico orchestrated in London and Washington, including a boycott of Mexican oil by Britain