Question

10.) ______ in 1901, congress passed this amendment to replace the previous teller amendment. the new amendment allowed for a u.s. naval base to be in cuba and would not let cuba borrow money from other nations if they could not pay it back. it also gave america the ability to intervene in cuban affairs if they felt it necessary to protect them and that region of the world. in essence, american did not want any area of the region of the americas to be influenced by any european nation ever again.
11.) ______ a chain of islands in the pacific ocean ruled by a monarchy until it was annexed by the u.s. in 1898.
12.) ______ queen of hawaii who tried to take back control of the island from the u.s. in 1893. the u.s. marines backed by wealthy american landowners took the island from her and ended her rule.
13.) ______ - the policy that all nations may conduct trade with china without interference from other competing nations.
14.) ______ - a man - made canal that cuts through panama and connects the atlantic ocean with the pacific ocean. this canal made travel and trade around the world much easier.
15.) ______ - a disease caused by mosquitos that was common in tropical parts of the world.
16.) ______ - in 1904, this was added onto the monroe doctrine. when the dominican republic owed money to europe, president roosevelt made it clear that no european nation can force the d.r. to pay, rather the u.s. would collect the money and handle the situation for everyone involved.
17.) ______ - president roosevelt famously said, \speak softly, but carry a big stick.\ this policy is the same as roosevelt’s corollary. basically, the u.s. would be the boss in the region of the americas. many latin american nations resented this policy because they felt it was disrespectful to them.
18.) ______ - the u.s encouraged wealthy american business leaders to invest in latin america but whenever those nations were unable to pay back their loans, the u.s. government was allowed to go into those countries and force the nations to pay while handing over control of the countries to the wealthy americans.

Explanation:

Each answer matches the historical description provided, based on U.S. imperial and diplomatic history of the late 19th/early 20th century.

Answer:

10.) Platt Amendment
11.) Hawaii
12.) Queen Liliuokalani
13.) Open Door Policy
14.) Panama Canal
15.) Yellow Fever (or Malaria; Yellow Fever is most closely tied to Panama Canal efforts)
16.) Roosevelt Corollary
17.) Big Stick Diplomacy
18.) Dollar Diplomacy