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| an American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln. |
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| no power could levy preferential duties in the Congo basin. |
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| use of yellow journalism techniques in his New York Journal to whip up popular support for U.S. military adventurism in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines |
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| a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines and sensationalised stories to sell more newspapers |
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| a Spanish ambassador to the United States. Through the so-called De Lôme Letter, he defamed U.S. President William McKinley, an act which eventually contributed to the Spanish-American War |
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| known for her catastrophic loss in Havana harbor. Maine had been sent to Havana, Cuba to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban revolt against Spain.[2] On the evening of 15 February 1898, she suddenly exploded, and swiftly sank, killing nearly three quarters of her crew |
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| a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States.[6] Revolts had been endemic for decades in Cuba and were closely watched by Americans |
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| a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War that resisted American occupation. |
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| the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry |
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| the bloodiest and most famous battle of the Spanish–American War |
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| stipulated the conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba |
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| ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean |
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| a United States policy that was introduced on December 2, 1823, which stated that further efforts by European countries to colonize land or interfere with states in the Americas would be viewed by the United States of America as acts of aggression requiring US intervention |
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| substantial amendment to the Monroe Doctrine by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt |
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| to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries |
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| a policy put in place during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. Moral Diplomacy was the idea that the United States would support only Latin American governments that were democratic or otherwise supported United States interests |
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