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27 Cards in this Set
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Walter Lafeber
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Thought that the US didn't go expansionist suddenly, it was a natural culmination of events.
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Monroe Doctrine
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Told Europe to stay out of our affairs
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Isolationism
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Desire to stay out of foreign entanglements
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Imperialism
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Trying to create an empire
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Josiah Strong
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Priest/expansionist, wrote Our Country
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Our Country
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Argued for expanding American trade and control
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William Henry Seward
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Secretary of State 1861-1869
Expansionist, purchased Alaska |
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Queen Liliuokalani
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Queen of Hawaii
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Influence of Sea Power Upon History
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Industrialism requires expansion.
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Alfred Thayer Mayhan
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Naval Strategist, wrote above
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George Dewey
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Admiral of US Navy. "hero of manila". Fought in Spanish-American War.
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McKinley Tariff
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Sharp tariff hike, protection of own goods.
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Wilson Gorman Tariff
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Prostrated cuban econom
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Valeriano Weyler
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A general of the Spanish Army during the Spanish American war
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Yellow Journalism
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Sensationalism in the media
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USS Maine
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Exploded warship, event that was blown out of proportion, caused Spanish-American war
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Reconcentration Policy
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Hard to control a population that is scattered, so move them all in together.
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Teller Amendment
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Pledged that the US would not try to annex Hawaai
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"Splendid little war"
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Spanish-American War
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San Juan Hill
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Battle in the Spanish-American War
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Treaty of Paris of 1898
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US gets Philippines for $20 million
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Charles Francis Adams
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Didn't want colonies in other places.
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Anti Imperialist League
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Wanted to fight the treaty of Paris
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Foraker Act
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Established a civil government in the Philippines
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Platt Amendment
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Cuba could not make any amendments to impair its freedom
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Open Door Policy
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Spheres of influence had to respect each other and not pay taxes to China
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John Hay
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Creator of the Open Door Policy
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