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Imperialism
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a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |
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Annexation
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the action of annexing something, especially territory. |
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Yellow Journalism
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journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. |
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Rough Riders
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a person who breaks in or can ride unbroken horses |
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USS Maine
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was a second-class battleship commissioned in 1895 that was part of the new U.S. Navy fleet of steel ships |
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Boxer Rebellion
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officially supported peasant uprisingof 1900 that attempted to drive all foreigners from China. “Boxers” was a name that foreigners gave to a Chinese secret society known as the Yihequan |
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Roosevelt Corollary
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was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–03. |
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Protectorate
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a state that is controlled and protected by another. |
