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Queen Liliuokalani
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| the Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests |
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| A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically. |
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| Author who argued in 1890 that the economic future of the United States rested on new overseas markets protected by a larger navy. Wrote "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History" |
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yellow journalism
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| Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers. |
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| Ship that explodes off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and helps contribute to the start of the Spanish-American War |
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| Volunteer regiment of US Cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War |
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Platt Amendment
#US rule over cuba |
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| Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the US the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble |
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Boxer Rebellion
#dogsfightback |
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| 1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended by British troops. |
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| The United States built the Panama Canal to have a quicker passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic and vice versa. It cost $400,000,000 to build. Columbians would not let Americans build the canal, |
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Roosevelt Corollary
#ECO251 |
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| Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force, first put into effect in Dominican Republic |
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dollar diplomacy
#TradeRules |
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| Foreign policy created under President Taft that had the U.S. exchanging financial support ($) for the right to "help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial ventures. |
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Fourteen Points
#WorldPeace |
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| created by US President Woodward Wilson as a plan for permanent world peace |
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Committee on Public Information
#Propganda |
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| US war board to promote US involvement in WWI and to educate people on how to get involved in the war |
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Russian Revolution
#Slovikia. |
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| During WWI Russia will end the war to stabilize a civil war as the people are fighting against Czar Nicholas because of a broken economy - no food or money |
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Unrestricted submarine warfare
#NoFight |
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| policy of the Germans against ships sailing in international waters during the start of WWI in an effort to cut off supplies from Great Britain |
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war industries board
#BailBonds |
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| Agency established during WWI to increase efficiency & discourage waste in war-related industries., Headed by Bernard Baruch, could order businesses to support war by building more plants, etc. |
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Espionage and Sedition Acts
#WW1 |
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| Two laws enacted to impose harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S participation in WW1 |
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League of Nations
#Batman VS Superman |
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| A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined the League. Essentially powerless, it was officially dissolved in 1946. |
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Treaty of Versailles
#GermanBlame |
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| Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment. |
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| The attorney General for U.S. went on offensive with Palmer Raids.In the 1920,he orderd series of raids on suspected radicals and had them arrested.Which most were never convicted.Hundreds were deported. |
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Big Stick Diplomacy
#Power |
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| Diplomatic policy developed by T.R where the "big stick" symbolizes his power and readiness to use military force if necessary.\tIt is a way of intimidating countries without actually harming them and was the basis of U.S. imperialistic foreign policy. |
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Zimmermann Telegram
#Trayvon |
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| a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. |
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Moral Diplomacy
#woodrow wilson |
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| Moral Diplomacy is a form of Diplomacy proposed by US President Woodrow Wilson in his 1912 election. Moral Diplomacy is the system in which support is given only to countries whose moral beliefs are analogous to that of the nation. |
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Open Door Policy
#JohnChina |
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| John Hay proposed a free ,open market and equal trading opportunity for merchants of all nationalities operating in China.His hope was to prevent trade disputes among foreign Powers in China and help U.S.economy. |
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ANNEXATION OF PHILIPPINES
#imperialism |
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| Philippines might alone ,Philippines might fall into anarcy or hands of Europeans .Philippines seen as necessary stepping -stones to Asia .Businessmen clamored for new philippine market .They had a raw materials desirable.Christianize and civilize them . |
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| the traditional belief that the United States should refrain from involvement in overseas politics, alliances, or wars, and confine its national security interest to its own borders. |
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National War Labor Board
#GovermentRole |
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| the National War labor Board in 1918.The Big Four leaders, Wilson , Clemenceau ,Lloyd George , and Orlando worked out the Treaty's details |
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Schenck vs.U.S.1919
#Civil Liberties |
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| Supreme Court ruled free speech can be limited during wartime . |
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| The greatest effect of the First world war on the African American population was that it accelerated the Great Migration.It was the large scale population shift for hundreds of thousands o f blacks from the south to Northern cities. |
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| the Republicans nominated Warren G. Harding, an Ohio newspaper editor and United States Senator, to run for president with Calvin Coolidge, governor of Massachusetts, as his running mate. |
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| a series of raids conducted in November 1919 and January 1920 during the First Red Scare by the United States Department of Justice under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson |
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| historical ideology of rooting a Germanic racial identity, whether Anglo-Saxon, Norse or Teutonic, into the concept of the English, Scottish or British nation, and subsequently founded-nations such as the United States, Canad |
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| Hawaiʻi is a state of the United States of America located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the only U.S. state located outside North America and the only island state |
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