Chapter 30: America On The World Stage 1899-1909

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William McKinley

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Republican president who reluctantly went to war with Spain because it was what the American people wanted; 25th president

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George Dewey

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Naval commander who gave America the opportunity to imperialise Asia thanks to his victory in the Philippines in 1898

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Queen Lilioukalani

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Hawaiian queen who opposed American control but was overthrown by white planters and American troops

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Boxer Rebellion

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1899: Anti-Imperialist rebellion in China in that was silenced by troops from Western nations

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Panama Canal

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Built to shorten the time it took to travel from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; Colombia was hesitant at first but eventually allowed the canal to be constructed

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Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

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1903: treaty between U.S. and Panama granting the U.S. land to build a canal for $10 million and yearly payments to Panama

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Panamanian Revolution

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1903: Panama Rebels against Colombia after denying the United States' offer to

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Alfred Thayer Mahan

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Author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History; thought that control of the sea was the way to achieve world dominance; helped build up navies before World War I

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Mark Hanna

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Industrialist and campaign manager of McKinley during 1896 election who believed in the government helping businesses; accused of buying the campaign for McKinley; 1898: elected Senator of Ohio

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Foraker Act

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1900: act passed by America restricting the Puerto Rican government soon after they acquired the territory

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"Benevolent Assimilation"

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America attempted to assimilate the Philippines by improving sanitation, education, and roads

-costly with minimum benefit

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Big Stick

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Roosevelt's foreign policy method of asking another country for permission but bringing a forceful and threatening army with them t

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Treaty of Paris, 1898

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Treaty that formally ended the Spanish-American War; America acquired Guam and Puertpaid $20 million for the Philippines

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Mark Twain

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Influential author who used realism, "romantic" literature, and humor to entertain readers; member of the Anti-Imperialist League

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Joseph Pulitzer

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Creator of yellow journalism who made Americans think that the situation in Cuba was worse than it actually was

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Sanford Dole

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American who overthrew Queen Lilioukalani and asked for the annexation of Hawaii

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Great White Fleet

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1907: 16 nay ships that went on a peaceful voyage around the world to showcase America's power

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Theodore Roosevelt- early life

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1898: organized cavalry known as "Rough Riders" and led a successful charge in the Battle of San Juan Heights

-Progressive

-26th president known for "Big Stick" Policy, Square Deal, conservationist, Panama Canal, and trust-busting

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Butcher Weyler

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Spanish general who tried to silence the Cuban revolution by putting people in "Reconcentration camps"

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Darwinism

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Theory that all species evolve and develop through natural selection (survival of the fittest)

- applied to society because people believed that whichever class someone was born in was the class that they belonged in

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Nicaragua

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Original location of canal connecting Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; Panamanians convinced America to build it in Panama because they said that Niaragua was too dangerous

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John Hay

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Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt; supported the Open Door Policy and wrote the Open Door Notes: each main power has free access to a port, the Chinese government can collect taxes on trade, and no main power Can be exempt harbour dues or railroad charges

-despite mixed reactions, he interpreted them as acceptances

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Gentlemen's Agreement

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1907: informal agreement between America and Japan stating that America would not restrict Japanese immigrants and Japan would not allow anyone to emigrate to America; goal was to reduce tenstions between the two countries

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Anti-Imperialist League

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Organization that promoted American isolationism and believed that imperialism violated the morality of getting consent to control another country by the country itself

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Root-Takahira Agreement

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1905: America and Japan agree to respect each other's personal territories and to follow the Open Door Policy in China