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Ch.10 terms
US History Imperialism Era
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10/30/2005

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Imperialism
Definition
policy in which stronger nations extend their control over weaker countries
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Queen Liliuokalani
Definition
Hawaiin ruler overthrown in 1898
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Alfred Mahan
Definition
US Navy Admiral urged the build up of US naval power in the Pacific
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William Seward
Definition
Secretary of State that arranged for the US purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867
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Sanford B. Dole
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Headed the new Hawaiian government after the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani
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Jose Marti
Definition
Led the Cuban revolution against Spain in 1895
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yellow journalism
Definition
sensational style of writing by exaggerating stories in order to sell newspapers.
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U.S.S. Maine
Definition
US battleship sunk in Havana Harbor which led to war with Spain in 1898
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Rough Riders
Definition
volunteer calvary unit under the command of Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood during the Spanish-American War
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San Juan Hill
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The most famous land battle in Cuba during the Spanish-American War 1989
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Treaty of Paris - 1898
Definition
Treaty that ends the Spanish-American War that allowed the US to annex territory in the Pacific and the Caribbean
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Platt Amendment
Definition
US series of provisions in Cuban constitution that allowed the US to intervene in Cuban affairs
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protectorate
Definition
a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power
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Emilio Aguinaldo
Definition
Philippine leader that led the revolution against Spain and then, later, the US
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Open Door Policy
Definition
proposed by Secretary of State John Hay proposing that all nations share trading rights in China
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Boxer Rebellion
Definition
secret group of Chinese patriots that wanted to rid China of all foreigners
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Panama Canal
Definition
Canal through the isthmus of Panama that connects the Pacific with the Atlantic
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Roosevelt Corollary
Definition
Addition to Monroe Doctrine that warned Latin America the US will use force to protect its interests in Latin America
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Dollar Diplomacy
Definition
Taft's policy that the US government would guarantee loans from American businesses to Latin American countries
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Francisco Villa
Definition
Mexican rebel leader
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John J. Pershing
Definition
US Army general sent into Mexico to capture Villa
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