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17 Cards in this Set
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Isolationism
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A policy of Avioding involvment in the affairs of other countries
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Annex
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To make another Country
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Imperlism
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The practice of building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations
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Sphere Of influnce
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Areas where foreign nations controlled resources
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Open Door Policy
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Policy stating that all nations should have equal access to trade china
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Boxer Rebellion
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a group of Chinese nationalist that was angered by forgein involvment with china
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Yellow Journalism
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to attract readers, Pulitzer and Hearst printed sensational, often exaggerated new stories.
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Roosevelt Corollary
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To the Monroe Doctrine. This addition warned that in cases of "wrongdoing" by Latin American countries, The United States might exercise "international police power"
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Rough Riders
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Roosevelt had organized the rough riders to fight in Cuba. Newspapers had stories of their heroism
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Teller Amendment
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Stated that the united states had no interest in taking control of Cuba
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Platt Amendment
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Limited Cuba's right to make treaties and allowed the united states to intervene in Cuban affairs.
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Panama Canal
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Some 6,00 lives were lost during the American construction of this it was finally opened to ships on August 15, 1914, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
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William Seward
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Arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia
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Liliuokalani
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Was the last queen of Hawii and purposed that they should take back Hawii so America sent in soldiers
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Matthew Perry
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Was a Commodore of Japan and tried to make an alliance with United States but failed and returned to Japan
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Emillo Aguinaldo
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A Flipino Rebel leader that took control of the Philippine capital, Manila
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John J Pershing
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15,000 U.S. soldiers and General John into mexico the mission was to catch a rebel leader named Francisco Villa who had killed 17 Americans
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