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| navy commander, who influenced sea power to navies around the world |
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| Commodore of the US navy, who compelled the opening of Japan to the west with the convention of Kanagawa in 1854 |
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| last monarch and only queen of the kingdom of Hawaii |
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| admiral of the US navy, known for the victory at the battle of manila bay during the Spanish-American war |
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| group of men, consisting of rugged westerners and upper-class easterners who fought during the Spanish-American War |
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| an amendment to the U.S. declaration of war against Spain which proclaimed that the United States would not establish permanent control over Cuba |
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| set of conditions under which Cuba was granted independence in 1902; gave the US the “right to intervene” to preserve order in Cuba |
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| reporters tell half truths or white lies |
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| military conflict btwn Spain and US over issues of liberation of Cuba |
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| purchase of alaska for $7.2 million dollars |
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| the belief held by some in the late 1800s that certain nations and races were superior to others and therefore destined to rule over them |
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| first prez of Philippines |
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| American statement that gov't did not want colonies in China , but favored free trade there |
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| Theodore Roosevelt’s policy of creating and using, when necessary, a strong military to achieve American goals |
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| region dominated and controlled by an outside power |
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| President Taft’s policy of expanding American investments abroad |
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| Woodrow Wilson’s statement that the US would not use force to assert influence in the world, but would instead work to promote human rights |
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| a war between Japan and Russia in 1904 over the presence of Russian troops in Manchuria |
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| human-made waterway linking the Atlantic to the Pacific across the Isthmus of Panama |
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