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treaty of fort laramine
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- the agreement between the sioux and the U.S in which the sioux agreed to live on a reseravtion
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George A Custer
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- The colonel in charge of the sevent cavarly
he was defeated by the sioux at the battle of big horn river |
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Sitting Bull
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leader of the sioux
he was key sioux leader in the defeat of colonel george custer eventually he preformed in bufflo bill codys wild west show |
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Dawes Act
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the federal government act which broke up native american reservations giving each man 160 acers to farm
in time 2/3 of the land set aside for native americans had been taken by whites |
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Battle Of Wonded Knee
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the 1890 masacure of 300 unarmed sioux including women and children
this brought the indian wars to an end |
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Imperialism
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the plicy in which stronger natkions extend their economic, political or militory contorl over weaker countries
by the 1880's many U S leaders were convinced the country needed to join the imperialist race |
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Alfred T Manham
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Us military admiral
he arged the us to build up its navy to compete w/ other nations |
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William Seward
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Secretary of state under presidents lincolen and andrew johnson
he persuaded congress to purchase alaska from the russians |
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pearl harbor
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the best port in the hawaiian islands
the us build base there which became an important refuleing stop for american ships |
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sanford B dole
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us sugar grower who urged the overthrow of the hawaiian monarchy
he was put in power and refused to give in once in office |
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jose marti
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a cuban poet and journalist who launched revolution against spain
he died fighting the spanish |
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U.S.S Maine
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Naval ship sent to cuba to bring home us citizens in danger from cuban revolution
its mysterious siniking, which killed many men, who blamed on the spanish |
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yellow journalism
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sensational exaggerated news designed to gain newspaper readers
hearst and bulitzer used this to create newspaper sales and to make money |
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rought riders
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the volunteer cavarly under the command of teddy roosevelt
they were unfairly given credit for taking san juan hill in cuba |
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valerian weyler
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spanish general sent to cuba to resoter order after the revolution began
he hearder 300,000 cubans into concentration camps where thousands died of hunger and disease |
