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12 Cards in this Set
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Monroe Doctrine |
Pretty much told other countries that they couldn't establish colonies or interfere with countries in North or south America, if they did break the Monroe Doctrine it would result innviolence. |
Maximilian |
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Manifest Destiny |
Term for the attitude Levelland during the 19th century period of American expansion that the U.S. not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast. |
Helped fuel expansion of the west, William Seward!! |
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Imperialism |
Building empires |
Britain had the biggest one! |
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Arbitration |
When you are in a fight and someone in the middle had to settle it |
Civil War, North vs. South-Britain had to help because they owed U.S. $2 billion |
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Yellow Journalism |
Based upon sensationism & crudeexaggeration |
The Willett exaggerations the better |
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The main |
Battle ship that blown up killing 260 crew members |
Blamed it on Spain and yellow journalism went crazy |
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Spanish American War |
Only apt 28,000 men in the war. Uniforms used from the civil war. Teddy Roosevelt really was excited about war. |
U.S. put $50 million inn preperations |
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Rough Riders |
Group of farmer, cowboys, athletes, mongers, and police. |
Led by Teddy Roosevelt |
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Battle of San Juan Hill |
Rough Riders forgot their houses and had to run up to the capture |
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Teddy Roosevelt |
26 president, famous for leading the rough riders |
Led the rough riders |
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Alfred Mahan |
American naval commander, wrote "any country that wants to be a Great Nation must have a song navy |
His work was read by Teddy Roosevelt and was the carrier of the WWI |
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Teller Amendment |
Us an pledged to leave the government and control of the island to the Cuban people as soon as peace was established |
At ached to the war decleration |
