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15 Cards in this Set
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Yellow Journalism |
journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
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dollar diplomacy |
the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence
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big stick diplomacy |
"speak softly, and carry a big stick."
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open door policy |
dispatched to the major European powers
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moral diplomacy |
diplomacy proposed by US President Woodrow Wilson in his 1912 election. Moral Diplomacy is the system in which support is given only to countries whose moral beliefs are analogous to that of the nation.
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rough riders |
a member of the cavalry unit in which Theodore Roosevelt fought during the Spanish-American War.
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George Dewey |
best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
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Panama Canal |
The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade
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social darwinism |
used to justify political conservatism, imperialism, and racism and to discourage intervention and reform.
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manifest destiny |
the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
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guerrilla warfare |
warfare in which a small group of combatants such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, pettywarfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military
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inssurection |
violent uprising against an authority or government
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Jones Act |
The Jones Act is federal legislation that protects American workers injured at sea
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isthmus |
a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land
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spheres of influence |
a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority
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