1.

Manifest Destiny, a phrase coined in 1845, is the idea that the United States is destined—by
God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism
across the entire North American continent

2. Monroe Doctrine, a principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe, that any
intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against
the US.

3. Spanish-American-Cuban War

4. Platt Amendment, was a treaty between the United States and Cuba that established
guidelines for US-Cuban relations OR is a change between USA and Spain, stating that United
States would end its military occupation of Cuba.

5. Teller Amendment, was an amendment to this declaration which declared that when
the United States had overthrown Spanish rule of Cuba it would give the Cubans their
freedom

6. Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, The Roosevelt Corollary of December

1904 stated that the United States would intervene as a last resort to ensure that other
nations in the Western Hemisphere fulfilled their obligations to international creditors,
and did not violate the rights of the United States or invite “foreign aggression to the
detriment of the entire body of American nations.”

7. Dollar Diplomacy, the use of a country's financial power to extend its international
influence

8. Gunboat Diplomacy, foreign policy that is supported by the use or threat of military
force.

9. Big Stick policy, policy popularized and named by Theodore Roosevelt that asserted U.S.
domination when such dominance was considered the moral imperative.

10. Good Neighbour Policy, a diplomatic policy of the U.S., first presented in 1933 by
President Franklin Roosevelt, for the encouragement of friendly relations and mutual
defense among the nations of the Western Hemisphere.

11. Foraker Act, is a partial civilian government was to be established and controlled by the

United States. A civilian government refers to a government that is run by local citizens
rather than citizens of the United States.

12. Jones Act, is a federal law that regulates maritime commerce in the United States. The
Jones Act requires goods shipped between U.S. ports to be transported on ships that are
built, owned, and operated by United States citizens or permanent residents. 
13. Treaty of Paris, a letter for the colonies to get more land and area to build and fit more
people in.

14. Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, (1850) a Treaty between U.S. and Great Britain agreeing that
neither country would try to obtain exclusive rights to a canal across the Isthmus of
Panama. Abrogated by the U.S. in 1881.

15. Hay-Pauncefore Treaty, a preliminary/introductory to the creation of the Panama Canal

16. Hay Herran Treaty, was a treaty signed on January 22, 1903 between United States
Secretary of State John M. Hay of the United States and Tomás Herrán of Colombia. Had
it been ratified, it would have allowed the United States a renewable lease of 100 years
on a six-mile-wide strip across the isthmus of Panama (then part of Colombia) for $10
million and an annual payment of $250,000, both payments being in gold coin. [1][2][3]
It was ratified by the United States Senate on March 14, but it was not ratified by the
Senate of Colombia, so it had no effect.

17. Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, (Nov. 18, 1903), agreement between the United States and
Panama granting exclusive canal rights to the United States across the Isthmus of
Panama in exchange for financial reimbursement and guarantees of protection to the
newly established republic.

18. Hull-Alfaro Treaty (1936), an agreement signed on 2 March by the United States and
Panama that made certain concessions regarding the operation of the Panama Canal in
keeping with Franklin Roosevelt's Good Neighbor Policy.