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10 Cards in this Set
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imperialism |
to expand power and influence |
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methods of imperialism |
military conquest & political diplomacy |
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yellow journalism |
sensationalist form of writing that is exaggerated in order to sway public opinion |
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de Lome Letter |
insulted President McKinley for being weak and led to war with Spain |
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U.S.S. Maine |
exploded, killing 260 Americans and led to war with Spain |
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Rough Riders |
led by future president Theodore Roosevelt; they fought the Spanish in Cuba |
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Buffalo Soldiers |
African American soldiers who fought the Spanish |
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Treaty of Paris |
ended the Spanish-American War |
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4 months |
the length of the Spanish-American War |
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Alfred Thayer Mahan |
called for naval dominance to secure American interests |
