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a dislike boarding on fear of immigrants, usually more intense in times of economic troubles |
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enacted in 1882, bans all future Chinese immigration, 1st measure to limit immigration |
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4 month conflict between the US and Spain which resulted in the US acquisition of Puerto Rico |
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the idea of spreading democracy into Latin America and other world regions, typically through conquest |
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occurs after the US won the Philippines from Spain, was a movement to gain Filipino independence |
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Roosevelt's addition to the Monroe Doctrine, stating the United States had the right to intervene in Latin American countries in economic crisis, whether or not a European power planned to intervene |
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was the biggest engineering project of the era. When it opened in 1914, a voyage from San Francisco to New York was cut from 14,000 miles to 6,000 miles. |
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The diplomatic policy of a nation in its interactions with other nations. |
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The art or practice of conducting international relations, as in negotiating alliances, treaties, and agreements. |
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someone who is devoted to the promotion of human welfare and the advancement of social reforms; a philanthropist. |
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A formal agreement between two or more parties, as in reference to terms of peace or trade. |
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A penalty that acts to ensure compliance or conformity. |
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The deliberate act of a nation or a group of nations to introduce its military forces into the course of an existing controversy. |
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