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19 Cards in this Set
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big stick policy
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Associated with T. Roosevelt. U.S. foreign policy to use military force overseas to achieve its goals. See Panama Canal.
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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.
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emilio aguinaldo
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Filipino nationalist who led forces against the U.S. until 1901 when they realized that the U.S. would not grant the Philippines their independence.
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george dewey
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American commander of Pacific Fleet. When war breaks out with Spain (1898) secretly sails ships to Philippines (a Spanish colony) and destroys Spanish fleet at Manila Harbor.
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hawaii
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Wealthy American Plantation owners overthrow the Queen in 1893 with the help of U.S. marines. U.S. annexed Hawaii in 1898.
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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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isolation
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Foreign policy of having little or nothing to do with other nations.
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joseph pulitzer
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American "yellow journalist". Owner of the New Yor World newspaper. Paper used yellow journalism to build American support for the Spanish American War (1898)
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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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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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rough riders
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volunteer cavalry unit participated in the Battle of San Juan Hill ultimately forcing the Spanish to surrender in Cuba. Teddy Roosevelt was 2nd in command and this victory launched his political career.
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sewards
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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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spheere pf influence
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area of one nation where another nation had special economic and political control
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USS main
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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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commodore matthew perry
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in 1853 a squadron of heavily armed U.S. War ships comamanded by commodore matthew c perry sailed into tokyo bay
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William Seward
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Secretary of State William Seward made a deal with Russia to sell Alaska, strongly favored U.S. expansion.
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Pres. Millard Fillmore
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13th president
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Pres. William McKinley
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Favored annexation and supported a treaty to achive it. On July 7, 1898, Congress voted to make Hawaii a territory of the United States.
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Pres. Theodore Roosevelt
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The idea of a closing frontier influenced expansionists such as Theodore Roosevelt
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