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18 Cards in this Set
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Imperialism |
Building an empire either by founding colonies or taking them over |
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Isolation |
Avoiding involvement of the affairs of foreign nations |
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William H Seward |
Arranged purchase of Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million |
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Liliuokalani |
Was queen of Hawaii before the U.S. came in and exiled her and took over her kingdom |
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Spheres of influence |
Areas where foreign nations controlled resources |
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Open door policy |
The policy that stated that all nations should have equal access to trade in China |
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Boxer rebellion |
The boxers were Chinese nationalists who were angered by foreign involvement in China |
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yellow journalism |
Exaggerated stories |
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Teller amendment |
U.S. don't want china |
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Emilo Aguinaldo |
took control of Philippines |
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anti-imperialsm league |
opposed treaty treaty and creation of American colonie empire |
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platt amendment |
Limited cubas right to make treaties |
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Panama canal |
Opened August 15, 1915 to link Atlantic and pacific ocean |
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Roosevelt corollary |
Intervering to in Latin amer |
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dollar diplomacy |
influencing the government through economics |
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Mexican Revolution |
A violent and long struggle for power in Mexico |
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John j Pershing |
General to capture pancho villa |
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Pancho villa |
Mexican rebel who killed 17 Americans during Mexican American war |
