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27 Cards in this Set
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Walter Lafeber
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Believed Americans were not expansionists on purpose.
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Monroe Doctrine
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Instructed European nations to stay out of western affairs.
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Isolationim
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Staying out of foreign entanglements.
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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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Author of Our Country
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Our Country
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Called on foreign missions to civilize the world under the anglo-saxon races.
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William Henry Seward
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Aggressively pushed for expansive foreign policy.
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Queen Liliuokalani
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Queen of Hawaii
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Alfred Thayer Mahan
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Era's most influential naval strategist.
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The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History
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Book written by Mahan.
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George Dewey
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Hero of War with Spain.
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McKinley Tariff Act
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Helped to negotiate recoprocity
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Wilson Garman Tariff Act
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Ended reciprocity
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Valeriano Weyler
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Spanish Commander in war. Inacted the reconcentration policy.
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Yellow Journalism
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Used sensationalist techniques in order to sell more newspapers.
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USS Maine
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Naval boat sunk in Havana Harbor after an internal explosion.
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Reconcentratin Policy
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Designed to move the native population into camps and destroy the rebellion's popular base.
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Teller Amendment
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Pledged that the US had no intention of annexing Cuba.
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"Splendid Little War"
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Spanish-American war
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Treaty of Paris 180098
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End of war
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San Juan Hill
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American victory battle site from Spanish-American war.
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Charles Francis Adams
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Warned that the possession of colonies meant big armies, government, and debts.
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Anti-imperialist league
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Formed to fight against the peace treaty.
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Foraker Act
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Established civil government in Puerto Rico.
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Platt Amendment
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Stipulated that Cuba should make no treaties with other powers, acquire no debts it could not pay, and lease naval bases to the US.
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Open Door Policy
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Urged nations possessing a sphere of influence to respect other nations in that sphere. Urged the Chinese govt to continue to collect tariffs. And nations would not discriminate against other nations in levying port dues and RR rates within their respective spheres of influence.
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John Hay
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Emphasized american policy.
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