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18 Cards in this Set
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Imperialism |
Building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations |
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Isolationism |
Avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries |
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William P. Seward |
Secretary of State, Arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million |
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Liliuokalani |
King died sister became queen, proposed a new constitution that would return power to the monarchy |
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Spheres of influence |
Areas where foreign nations controlled resources |
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Open door policy |
All nations should have equal access to trade in china |
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Boxer rebellion |
Chinese nationalists who were angered by foreign involvement in china |
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Yellow Journalism |
A technique to attract readers, Pulitzer and Hearst printed sensational, often exaggerated news stories. |
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Teller amendment |
Stated that the United States had no interest in taking control of Cuba |
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Emilio Aguinaldo |
Led the Philippines rebels, took control of the Philippine capital Manila. |
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Anti imperialist league |
A group that opposed the treaty and the creation of an American colonial empire |
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Platt amendment |
Limited Cubas right to make treaties and allowed the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs |
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Panama Canal |
an artificial waterway across the isthmus of panama; completed by these United States in 1914 |
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Roosevelt Corollary |
Roosevelt's addition to the Monroe Doctrine warning nations that if they didn't pay their depts the United States would get involves |
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Dollar Diplomacy |
Influencing government through economic, not military, intervention |
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Mexican Revolution |
A revolution led by Francisco Madero in 1910 that eventually forced the Mexican dictator Diaz to resign |
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John J. Pershing |
Wilson acted again in 1916 sending Pershing and 15,000 U.S. Soldiers into Mexico |
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Francisco "Pancho" Villa |
Rebel leader who killed 17 Americans in New Mexico |
