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the policy in which stronger nations extend control over weaker nations |
imperialism |
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why imperialism? |
1. desire for military strength 2. thirst for new markets 3. belief in cultural superiority |
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william steward arranger the US to buy ____ from russia "stewards icebox" |
alaska |
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the ______ surrendered hawiia |
the queen liliuokalani |
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____ led the annex of hawiia |
Sanford Dole |
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poet;led cuban rebellion, destroyed US property to provoke war |
Jose Marti |
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who wrote exaterated lines in papers on spainish brutality |
hearst and pulitzer |
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bring home americans, but blew up.blamed spain, starts war |
USS maine |
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filipino rebel leader, led rebellion for three years |
emilo aguinaldo |
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between US and cuba;right of US to maintain naval stations on island and right to intervene in cuban affairs |
platt amendment 1903 |
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john hay issued it, outlined his plan for free trade among nations in china |
open door policy |
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secret societies determined to rid china of foreigners, killing and vandalizing all things foreign |
boxer rebellion |
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settlement between russia and japan who had been in war |
treaty of portsmouth |
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a short cut between the atlantic and the pacific oceans for commercial and military ships |
panama canal |
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who originally owned the canal? how did the US get it ? |
the french but unsuccessful; helped panama win independence from colombia |
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who encouraged imperialism to strengthen the navy? |
alfred t. mahan |
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what did the the US economic leaders pressure hawaii into building on their ports? |
pearl harbor |
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who did spain send to cuba to restore order to the revolting ? |
valeriano weyler |
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spain freed cuba and gave back teh islands to guam and puerto rico to US sold philippines to US for $20 million |
the treaty of paris |
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ended military rule and set up civil government in puerto rico |
foraker act |
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the us would now use force to protect its economic interests in latin america;"speak softly and carry a big stick" |
roosevelt corollary |
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policy of using the US government to guarantee loans made to foreign countries by american business people |
dollar diplomacy |
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who did president wilson order to capture villa ? |
john j. pershing |
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a state that is controlled and protected by another; cuda is the protectorate of the US |
protectorate |
