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18 Cards in this Set
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imperialism
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building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations
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isolationism
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avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries
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William H. Seward
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Secretay of State, arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, for 7.2 million dollars
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Liliukanlani
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Sister of the deceased king of Hawaii, spoke for native Hawaiians, and proposed a new constitution designed to return the power to the monarchy. Planters (Americans) revolted, and eventually Congress voted to annex Hawaii in 1898
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spheres of influence
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areas where foreign nations controlled resources
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Open Door policy
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a policy proposed by 1899's Secretary of State, John Hay, to Japan and multiple European countries that stated that all nations should have equal access to trade in China, but was neither excepted or rejected
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Boxer Rebellion
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"Boxers": Chinese nationalists who were angered by foreign involvement in China
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yellow journalism
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a technique used by newspaper companies (such as Hearst and Pulitzer) in the late 1890's, used to attract readers by exaggerating news stories
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Teller Amendment
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stated that the United States had no interest in taking control of Cuba
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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(in the War in the Philippines) leader of U.S. troops and Filipino rebels (who arrived on August 14th), eventually took control of the Philippine capitol, Manila
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Anti-imperialist League
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a group that opposed the peace treaty (Teller Amendment) and the creation of an American colonial empire
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Platt Amendment
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limited Cuba's right to make treaties and allowed the U.S. to intervene in Cuban affairs
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Panama Canal
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a canal that went through Panama, opened on August 15th, 1914, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
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Roosevelt Corollary
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announced in December 1904 to the Monroe Doctrine, Roosevelt warns that in cases f "wrongdoing" by Latin American countries, the U.S. might exercise "international police power"
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Dollar diplomacy
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influencing governments through economic (not military) intervention
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Mexican Revolution
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a long, violent struggle for power in Mexico (1910)
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John J. Pershing
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U.S. General, given the mission of taking 15000 U.S. soldiers into Mexico, to catch the rebel leader FRANCISCO "PANCHO" VILLA. Pershing failed to capture Villa.
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Francisco "Pancho" Villa
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Mexican rebel leader, who had killed 17 Americans in New Mexico
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