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54 Cards in this Set
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Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.
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Commodore Matthew Perry
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13th President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853, and the last member of the Whig Party to hold that office.
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President Millard Fillmore
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was the 12th Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. An outspoken opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was a dominant figure in the Republican Party in its formative years, and was widely regarded as the leading contender for the party's presidential nomination in 1860
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Secretary of State William Seward
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He is also known for his theories of geographical sectionalism. In recent years western history has seen pitched arguments over his Frontier Thesis, with the only point of agreement being his enormous impact on historical scholarship and the American mind.
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Frederick Jackson Turner
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was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century."[1] His concept of "sea power" was based on the idea that the most powerful navy will control the globe;
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Captain Alfred T. Mahan
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was the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii
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Queen Liliuokalani Hawaii
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He was twice elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives, but ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of New York City in 1905 and 1909, for Governor of New York in 1906
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William Randolph Hearst
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was an admiral of the United States Navy. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. He was also the only person in the history of the United States to have attained the rank of Admiral of the Navy, the most senior rank in the United States Navy.
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Commodore George Dewey
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Filipino nationalist who led forces against the U.S. until 1901 when they realized that the U.S. would not grant the Philippines their independence.
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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Theodore "Teddy" Roosevellt
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William Gorgas
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Arrival of Perry in Japan
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American Purchase of Alaska
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Overthrow of Queen of Hawaii
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Annexation of Hawaii
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Boxer Rebellion
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Sinking of USS Marine
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Spanish American War
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Treaty of Paris
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Revolt in Panama
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Japan blocked trade with the U.S. and wouldn't let out foreigners out or in
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Japan
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Alaska
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Russia
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Samoa
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Wealthy American Plantation owners overthrow the Queen in 1893 with the help of U.S. marines. U.S. annexed Hawaii in 1898.
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Hawaii
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China
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Spain
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Guam
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Wake Island
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Philippines
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Cuba
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Puerto Rico
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Colombia
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Panama Canal
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Foreign policy of having little or nothing to do with other nations
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Isolation (ism)
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policy of when a powerful, stronger nation seeks to take control of the economic and political affairs of weaker nations or a region. Often leads to colonies. Examples- Europe in Africa; U.S. and Philippines
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Imperialism
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"Seward Folly"
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"Manifest Destiny"
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Sphere of Influence
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Open Door Policy
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Boxers
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Social Darwinism
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"White Mans Burden"
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Markets
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Raw Materials
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Reconcentration
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Yellow Journalism
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Empire
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Protectorate
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Annex
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Isthmus
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Monroe Doctrine
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Roosevelt Corollary
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Pres. W.H. Taft's plan to "substitute dollars for bullets" in Latin America. Urges American businesses to invest there to increase U.S. influence in the region.
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Dollar Diplomacy
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