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who was alfred thayer mahan
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author who wrote the book "the influence of sea power upon history"/ argued that control of the sea was the key to dominate the world/ helped stimulate the naval race among the great powers that gained momentum around the turn of the century
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why did the British agree to arbitrate the Venezuelan boundary dispute
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Germany challenging and looming war with dutch descend boers in south Africa UK did not want war with America too/ reconciled with America "great rapprochement"
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who sunk the battleship Maine
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spontaneous combustion in one coal bunker adjacent to a powder magazine
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what was the teller amendment
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the proviso proclaimed to the world that when the US had overthrown the Spanish misrule it would give the Cubans their freedom
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how did most of the soldiers in the Spanish-American war die
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malaria, typhoid fever, dysentery, yellow fever, and can meat embalmed beef
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what was the platt amendment
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Cubans agree not to conclude treaties that might comprise their independence and not take on any debts beyond their resources/ the US may intervene with troops to restore order when the saw fit/ promise to sell or lease land needed for coaling and naval stations
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what was the open door policy
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communication between the great powers to announce their lease holds or spheres of influence/ respect certain Chinese rights and ideal of fair competition
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what two routes were considered for the Panama canal
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across Nicaragua and the failed s shaped Panama
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what was the Roosevelt corollary for the Panama canal
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in the event of future financial malfeasance by the Latin American nations the US would intervene take over the custom houses and pay off debts, and keep the Europeans on the other side of the Atlantic
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what was the root-takahira agreement
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America and Japan would respect each others territorial possessions in the Pacific and uphold the open door in China
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