First half vocab

Racial superiority of Anglo saxons. They argued that the united states had a responsibility to spread christianity and "civilization" to the world's "inferior peoples." This viewpoint narrowly defined "civilization" according to the standards of only one culture.

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

Officially the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had been newly acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War

Relationship of the protection and partial control assumed over a superior power over a dependent area or region

-a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority

Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration

A corollary (1904) to the Monroe Doctrine, asserting that the U.S. Might intervene in the affairs of an American republic threatened with seizure or intervention by a European country

journalists who wrote about injustices and exposed the filth of society

A primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office. A measure fought for by progressives

The policy of admitting people of all nationalities or ethnic groups to a country upon equal terms,as for immigration.

Allowed all citizens to introduce a bill into the legislative and required members to take a vote on it

A member of a Chinese secret society that carried on an unsuccessful uprising, 1898–1900 principally against foreigners,culminating in a siege of foreign legations in Peking that was put down by an international expeditionary force.

Economic policy by Roosevelt that favored fair relationships between companies and workers

The people can petition and vote to have an elected official removed from office. These all made elected officials more responsible and sensitive to the needs of the people, and part of the movement to make government more efficient and scientific.

A member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces

Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the US the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble

The use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence

A private and adversarial dispute resolution process in which disputants present proofs and arguments to a neutral third party who has the power to issue a binding decision based on objective standards.

Wrote the novel The Jungle which The Jungle which exposed the awful conditions of meat slaughterhouses

A legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate