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27 Cards in this Set
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Walter LaFeber
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He said that the United States expansion path was not the spur of the moment it was a gradual move.
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Monroe Doctrine
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This instructed European nations to stay out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
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Isolationism
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This was a desire to stay out of foreign entaglements.
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Imperialism
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The imposition of control over other peoples through annexation, military conquest, or economic domination.
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Josiah Strong
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He was a Congregational minister and fervent expansionist.
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"Our Country"
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This book called on foreing missions to civilize the world under the Anglo-Saxon races.
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William Henry Seward
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He was the secretary of state from 1861 to 1869 and pushed for an expansive foreign policy.
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Queen Liliuokalani
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She was the queen of Hawaii and created a new constitution that gave greater power to native Hawaiins.
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Alfred Thayer Mahan
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He was the most influential naval strategist during the time and pushed for a strong navy.
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"The Influence of Sea Power on History"
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Mahan wrote this and it explained how important a strong navy is.
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George Dewey
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He was an admiral that won the battle of Manila.
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McKinley Tariff
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This raised tariffs and hurt the country's farmers.
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Wilson Gorman Tariff
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This tariff prostrated the Cuban economy.
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Valeriano Weyler
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He was a ruthless Spanish commander who concentrated the Cubans.
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Yellow Journalism
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This was writing that was extremely bias.
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USS Maine
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This ship exploded in Havana Bay and it was blame on the Spanish.
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Reconcentration Policy
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This concentrated all the Cubans together.
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Teller Amendment
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This pledged that the United States had no intention of annexing the island.
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"Splendid Little War"
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This refers to the short Spanish American War that was very beneficial to the United States.
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San Juan Hill
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This battle was nearly a disaster for the rough riders but the smoked yankees saved them.
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Treaty of Paris 1898
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This gave the United States Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, Samoa, Guam, and the Phillipines.
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Charles Francis Adams
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He warned that the posession of colonies meant big armies, government, and debts.
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Anti-Imperialist League
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This group opposed the Treaty of Paris.
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Foraker Act
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This set up a government for the newly recieved Puerto Rico.
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Platt Amendment
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This said that Cuba should make no treaties with other powers that might impair its idependence, acquire no debts it could not pay, and lease naval bases such as Guantanamo Bay to the United States.
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Open Door Policy
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This said that nations possessing a sphere of influence would respect the rights and privileges of other nations in that sphere, the Chinese government would continue to collect tariff duties in all spheres, and nations would not discriminate against other nations in levying port dues and railroad rates within their respective spheres of influence.
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John Hay
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He wrote letters to England, Germany, Russia, and France asking them to join the Open Door policy.
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