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23 Cards in this Set
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A person or country that wants to stay out of the political affairs of other countries.
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Isolationist
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Those wanting the U.S. to acquire new territory were "expansionists"
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A country that is partly controlled & protected by a more powerful country.
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Protectorate
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Hawaii was made a Protectorate of the U.S. after the Queen was overthrown by the marines who supported the planters.
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To add or take possession of a smaller country
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Annex
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This meant the U.S. would take possession of Hawaii
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The publishing of exaggerated or made up news stories to attract readers and influence their ideas.
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Yellow Journalism
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This journalism helped win American support for Cuba in theri fight against Spain.
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The policy of one nation gaining control over other lands & using them to build an empire
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Imperialism
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Most Americans did not want the U.S. practicing __________ as Great Britain and Japan were doing
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The way a country deals with other countries politically
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Foreign Policy
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Teddy Roosevelt's policy was "Speak Softly & Carry a Big Stick"
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A narrow strip of land that connects two larger-sized lands or continents.
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Isthmus
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The ________ of Panama connects North & South America through Central America
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A new addition to a document.
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Corollary
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The Roosevelt _____________ was used as an excuse for the U.S. to interfere in Central & South America for 30 yrs. afterward.
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People laughed at the Secretary of State when he purchased Alaska from Russia adding 600,000 square miles to the U.S.A.
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"Seward's Folly"
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Alaska was found to have many valuable resources: timber, furs, oil,& minerals (gold,silver, etc.)
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In 1883, this Naval Officer led U.S. warships to Japan & convinced the Emperor to open China to trade.
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Commodore Mathew Perry
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This led to Japan becoming a U.S. trading partner, building factories & its own navy
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A port on Oahu, Hawaii which had deep water for a U.S. Naval Base serving as a refueling port in the Pacific
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Pearl Harbor
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Japan bombed this naval base to bring the U.S. into WWII
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Ruled Hawaii from 1891-1893 but was deposed by U.S. planters and the Marine Corp.
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Queen Liliuokalani
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She was the last reigning Queen of Hawaii & wrote songs including "Aloha Oe" &
"Farewell to Thee" |
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The U.S. & Great Britain asked Chinese rulers to open its doors to trade with the west.
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Open Door Policy
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John Hay helped promote this policy by sending letters to all countries trading with China
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Chinese people who did not like foreign countries making decisions for China and revolted to cast out all foreigners.
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Boxer Rebellion
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The U.S., England and other countries used force to end this Chinese rebellion.
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In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt wanted to show the world the United States was becoming a world power.
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Great White Fleet
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16 white battleships went on a world tour to show the power of the U.S. Navy.
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A freedom fighter for Cuban independence from 1869 to his death in Cuba in 1895 at age 42.
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Jose Marti
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He wrote poems and news stories about the fight for Cuban independence from Spain
to win U.S. support |
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In 1898 Pres. William McKinley sent the U.S. battleship Maine to Havanna to protect Americans there. It mysteriously exploded killing 260 sailors & started the Spanish-American War
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The Maine Incident
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In 1976, an investigation found the explosion was not a bomb but resulted from a coal bunker fire
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The war lasted less than 3 months, Commodore Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay & started a revolt to win the islands.
Theodore Roosevelt, a "Rough Rider" helped win the Battle of San Juan Hill & U.S. Navy defeated the Spanish fleet at Santiago, Chile. |
Spanish American War in Cuba &
Phillipine Islands |
U.S. victory over Spain made the U.S. a world power, increased trade in Asia and increased its land holdings in the Caribbean & Pacific
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It ended the Spanish American War in 1898 giving the U.S. control of Cuba & Puerto Rico in the Caribbean & Philippines in the Pacific
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Treaty of Paris
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Gave the U.S. control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philipines, Guam, and other Pacific Islands
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The United States made Cuba a Protectorate, Puerto Rico - limited independence and the Phillipines -limited government
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Governing U.S. acquisitions from Spain: Cuba, Puerto Rico, & Phillipine Islands
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Protectorate is given protection and control by the U.S., limited government = 1 representative w/ no vote in Congress
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Theodore Roosevelt used this saying as his foreign policy statement meaning the U.S. should use the threat of force to carry out its dealings with other countries
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"Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick"
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Teddy Roosevelt was criticized for his underhanded dealing in the affairs of Central & South Am.
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President Theodore Roosevelt helped gain land in Panama to build the canal across the Isthmus. The Canal Zone was a ten-mile strip of land on which the canal was dug where many Americans lived & worked to operate the canal locks and protect its use.
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The Panama Canal & Zone
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In 1979, Pres. Carter signed a treaty that gradually gave the Panama Canal & Zone back to the Panamanians to control & operate independently by Dec. 31, 1999.
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An addition to the Monroe Doctrine saying only the U.S. had the right to act in countries of the western hemisphere; Gave U.S. an excuse for the next 30 yrs. to meddle in the affairs of Latin American countries.
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The Roosevelt Corollary
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Pres. Roosevelt wanted the U.S. to be able to do whatever was necessary to settle problems in countries in the Western Hemisphere
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