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US History 10 Chpt 18
Foreign Policy
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History
10th Grade
11/23/2009

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Queen Lil
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Queen of Hawaii during over throw of the island by the people and the Americans.
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Imperialism
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the policy of extending a nation's authority over other countries by economic, Political, or military means.
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Alfred T. Mahan
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Urged American government to build up the nation's Navy in order to compete with other stronger nations.
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William Seward
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Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson and arrange for Alaska to be bought from Russia for 7.2 million
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Pearl Harbor
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A Naval Base in the Hawaii. The result of tariff reductions and that we got Hawaii.
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Sanford B. Dole
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Took over government after the people (rich American Farmers) over through Hawaii's government. (of the fruit cup fame)
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Jose Marti
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Lead and Organized the Cuban revolution against Spain.
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Valeriano Weyler
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"The Butcher" He was a Spanish General sent to stop the rebellion. He sent civilians to concentration camps, so they could not aid rebels.
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Yellow Journalism
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The use of headlines, harsh articles, exagration, and sensational writing to sell newspapers.
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William Randolph Hearst
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Yellow Journalism
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Joseph Pulitzer
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yellow journalism
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U.S.S. Maine
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Naval Ship that Blew up in the Harbor of Havana, Cuba resulting in the US allowing us an excuse to go to war with Spain.
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George Dewey
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Attacked the Spanish in the Philippines. Win the US the islands
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Rough Riders
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I volunteer cavalry under the command of Teddy Roosevelt. Fought in Cuba.
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San Juan Hill
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An important battle of the Spanish-American war. Teddy Roosevelt is said be the hero.
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Treaty of Paris
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Ended the Spanish American War and gave the US Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and The Philippines.
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