Chapter 20

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Alaska

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The largest new territory owned by the U.S. after the civil war. We purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 and it did not become a state until 1959.

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Cuba

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Cuba was granted indepenednce from Spain but remained under american control from 1898 to 1902.

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Hawaii

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Hawaii qanted the U.S. to take over the islands for years. in 1893 the american overthrew the goverment of Queen Liliuokalani. The U.S. annexed Hawaii in 1898

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Panama Canal Zone

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The United States leased the Panama Canal Zone from the goverment of Panama.

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Panama Canal

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The Panama Canal was completed in 1914.

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Philippines

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By terms of the peace treaty of the Spanish-American war, Spain turned over the Phillippines to the united states.

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Guam

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*see Philippines card*
Guam was turned over as the Philippines after the Spanish-American war

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Commodore Matthew Perry

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American sea captain; sent by Pres. M. Fillmore to Japan (1853) to open trade and end their isolation. Signed Treaty of Kanagawa.

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President Millard Fillmore

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from Buffalo,signed the Compromise in 1850, designed to give supporters and opponents of slavey what they wanted. meber of the "know nothing" party that was anti-immigrant.

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Secretary of State William Seward

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Critical name given to Secretary of State, William Seward's 1867 purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million from Russia. People believed it to be a worthless "icebox" until gold was discovered in 1897, later oil in 1968.

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Frederick Jackson Turner

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a historian who put forth the idea in 1893 that the western frontier had defined in american history, and now that the frontier closed, that period of history was over.

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Captain Alfred T. Mahan

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American Sea Captain. Argued U.S. must increase foreign trade. Thus needs overseas ports to protect merchant ships. Therfore U.S. must expand, take over foreign territory to acquire ports.

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Queen Liliuokalani Hawaii

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the last queen of Hawaii. When Hawaii was annexed into the US, she became a champion of women's causes.

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William Randolph Hearst

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Yellow Journalist who ran the New York Journal. He is notorious for the quote, "You furnish the pictures, I'll furnish the war."

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Commodore George Dewey

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was an American Naval officer who defeated the Spanish in the Philippines. Helped the americans take the Philippines as a colony.

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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FILIPINO NATIONALIST WHO HELPS THE US TO OVERTHROW SPAIN HOPING THIS WILL GET THE PHILIPPINES THEIR INDEPENDENCE

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Theodore "Teddy" Roosevellt

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an American president who was a champion of the Progressive Movement and advicate for overseas expantion

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William Gorgas

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Arrival of Perry in Japan

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American Purchase of Alaska

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Overthrow of Queen of Hawaii

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Annexation of Hawaii

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Boxer Rebellion

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A rebellion by the people of China to end foreign domination.
anti foreign rebellion in China; attempt by Chinese natives to push out foreign influence

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Sinking of USS Marine

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U.S. Battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba on February 15, 1898. This event directly led to U.S. involvement in the Spanish-American War.

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Spanish American War

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Treaty of Paris

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Revolt in Panama

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Japan

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didnt want to trade with the us, and blocked all from coming and going

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Russia

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Samoa

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got split after a war between britian germany and the us, yo the us and germany

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China

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Wake Island

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Colombia

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Isolation (ism)

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Foreign policy of having little or nothing to do with other nations.

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Imperialism

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policy of when a powerful, stronger nation seeks to take control of the economic and political affairs of weaker nations or a region. Often leads to colonies. Examples- Europe in Africa; U.S. and Philippines

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"Seward Folly"

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Critical name given to Secretary of State, William Seward's 1867 purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million from Russia. People believed it to be a worthless "icebox" until gold was discovered in 1897, later oil in 1968.

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"Manifest Destiny"

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the idea that the US had the right to all land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans- President James Polk
belief that the United States should settle all the land from the Atlantic to Pacific coasts.

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Sphere of Influence

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A territorial area over which political or economic influence is wielded by one nation.an area, usually around a seaport, where a nation had special trading privileges and laws to protect their citizens.

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Open Door Policy

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1899- Policy proposed by U.S. to allow any nation (Europe, Japan, U.S.) to be allowed to trade in any other nation's sphere of influence in China.

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Boxers

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"The Righteous Order of Harmonious Fists"--led a failed Chinese rebellion against foreign domination in 1900

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Social Darwinism

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19th century philosophy founded by Herbert Spencer; applied the laws of natural selection to explain the differences in human social classes applying survival of the fittest to social and economic attitudes; poor and weak people should naturally die off The belief that the evolutionary idea of "survival of the fittest" applied to societies and businesses

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"White Mans Burden"

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Markets

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places where goods are sold

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Raw Materials

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anything found in nature that can be made into something more useful Various materials found in nature used in manufacturing such as wood, coal, and oil. Natural substances before processing that will in some way increase their value or usefulness

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Reconcentration

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forced movement of large movements of people into detention camps for militaryor political reason

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Yellow Journalism

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sensational style of newspaper reporting which played on peoples emotions and helped influence events. Major cause of Spanish American War.

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Empire

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a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.

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Protectorate

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a country or region that is controlled by a more powerful country.

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Annex

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To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city.

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Isthmus

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A narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land

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Monroe Doctorine

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Roosevelt Corollary

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Extension of the Monroe Doctrine (1823), reserved the right of the U.S. to intervene in Latin American affairs through military force. Ex. collect debts, protect American property, suppress Civil War

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Dollar Diplomacy

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Pres. W.H. Taft's plan to "substitute dollars for bullets" in Latin America. Urges American businesses to invest there to increase U.S. influence in the region.