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Imperialism
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When a strong country has control over the political economics, and social factors of a weaker country.
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Protectorate
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A strong countries protection of a weaker nation
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Meiji Restoration
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An attempt in Japan to restore the emperor to power, brought on industrialization and modernization, caused Japan to become more imperialistic
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“White Man’s Burden”
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Poem by Kippling changed to say that fortunate have the responsibility to share their superior government, economies, culture, and lifestyle with nations that are less fortunate.
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ABC Powers
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Argentina, Brazil, Chile. These nations prevented war between the US and Mexico after US entered Mexico to find Pancho Villa.
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U.S.S. Oregon
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Took forever to get form San Francisco to Cuba so the US decided to build Panama Canal.
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Bayonet Constitution
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A document forcibly singed by the King of Hawaii stating that only landowners could vote.
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Who told the artist Frederic Remington “you furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war?”
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William Randolph Hearst
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What was true about the Russia-Japanese War?
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1. It was the first time a European Nation was defeated by an Asian nation
2. Teddy Roosevelt won the Noble Peace Prize because of arbitration an end to the war. 3. It inspired revolutions against colonizing nations. |
