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27 Cards in this Set
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SPLENDID LITTLE WAR”
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The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States. While many historians and experts routinely include the indigenous struggles for independence in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippine Islands under this heading, the name Spanish-American War
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SAN JUAN HILL
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a hill in eastern Cuba (near Santiago de Cuba) that was captured during the Spanish-American War; "Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders became famous for their charge up San Juan Hill"
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TREATY OF PARIS 1898
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was agreement between the us and spain
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CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
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Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (1807–1886), grandson of John Adams, son of John Quincy Adams, U.S. congressman, ambassador
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ANTI-IMPERIALIST LEAGUE
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The American Anti-Imperialist League was an organization established in the United States on June 15, 1898 to battle the American annexation of the Philippines, officially called insular areas. The Anti-Imperialist League opposed annexation on economic, legal, and moral grounds
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FORAKER ACT
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The Foraker Act, officially the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had been newly acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish–American War.
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PLATT AMENDMENT
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The Platt Amendment was a rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act presented to the U.S. Senate by Connecticut Republican Senator Orville H. Platt (1827-1905) replacing the earlier Teller Amendment
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OPEN DOOR POLICY
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the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
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JOHN HAY
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John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln.
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WALTER LAFEBER
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imperialism was a natural culmination of expansion
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MONROE DOCTRINE
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told europe not to interfere with the western hemisphere
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ISOLATIONISM
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americans didn't care about the rest of the world
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IMPERIALISM
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one nation having control over another by military or economic means
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JOSIAH STRONG
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minister and expansionist who wrote our country
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“OUR COUNTRY”
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written by josiah strong about, called on missionaries ot civilize world
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WILLIAM HENRY SEWARD
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secratery of state under lincoln and johnson, bought alaska
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QUEEN LILIUOKALANI
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queen of hawaii who tried to push the us out, got dethroned
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ALFRED THAYER MAHAN
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naval strategist who pushed for a strong navy to protect an international market
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YELLOW JOURNALISM
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Yellow journalism, also known as the "Yellow Press", is a type of journalism that downplays legitimate news in favor of eye-catching headlines that sell more newspapers. Sometimes it deceives the audience it is intended for.
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GEORGE DEWEY
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Navy admiral best known for his victory at Manila Bay.
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MCKINLEY TARIFF
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set the average rate for tariffs at 48.4% and protected manufacturing.
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WILSON GORMAN TARIFF
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imposed a 2% income tax.
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VALERIANO WEYLER
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Spanish captain-general in the phillipines
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USS MAINE
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United states' second commissioned battleship.
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RECONCENTRATION POLICY
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moving Cuban civilians to central locations where they would be under the control of the Spanish army. In addition, Valeriano Weyler put the entire island under martial law.
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TELLER AMENDMENT
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It placed a condition of the United States military in Cuba. According to the clause, the U.S. could not annex Cuba but only leave "control of the island to its people.
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"THE INDFLUENCE OF SEA POWER UPON HISTORY”
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Scholars consider it the single most influential book in naval strategy; its policies were quickly adopted by most major navies.
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