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21 Cards in this Set
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A person/country that wants to stay out of the political affairs of other countries
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Isolationist
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A country that is partly controlled & protected by a more powerful country
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Protectorate
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To add/take possession of a smaller country
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Annex
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The publishing of exaggerated or mock-up news stories to attract readers & influence their ideas
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Yellow Journalism
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The policy of one nation gaining control over other lands & using them to build an empire
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Imperialism
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The way a country deals with other countries
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Foreign Policy
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An addition to a legal document
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Corollary
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Many Americans wished to spread American customs & increase trade with other countries; other Americans wanted Isolationism
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U.S. Expansionism
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In 1853, led warships to Japan to convince the Emperor to trade w/ U.S.A. steel & oil for cloth & mnfd. goods
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Commodore Mathew Perry
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The U.S. wanted a deep water port in Oahu, Hawaii as a naval base & port for refueling between San Francisco, CA & Asia (Japan, China, & East Indies)
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Pearl Harbor
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Ruler of Hawaii in 1891 who was deposed byk a revolt led against her by American Planters & Traders who feared losing their investments there in 1893. Later annexed in 1898 & became 50th state.
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Queen Liliuokalani
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People laughed at Sect. of State William Seward's purchase of Alaska from Russia. They thought the land was worthless. However it added 600,000 square miles to the area of the U.S. & has large natural resources of timber, furs, oil, minerals (gold rush in ____)
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Seward's Folly/ Seward's Icebox
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U.S. & Great Britain encouraged China to open trade w/ all countries by Sec. of State John Jay's Open Door Notes.
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China's Open Door Policy
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A Chinese organization that wanted to get rid of foreigners in 1900. U.S. & other countries stopped the rebellion by force.
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The Boxer Rebellion
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In 1907, Pres.Teddy Roosevelt sent 16 new,"white" battleships (a fleet)on a world tour to show foreign countries the power of the U.S. Navy.
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The Great White Fleet
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A Cuban refugee who in 1895 fought against Spain for its independence. U.S. supported the revolt byk "Yellow Journalism" or Propaganda to influence U.S. support
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Jose Marti
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President McKinley sent a new U.S. battleship to Havanna, Cuba to protect Americans there. It exploded on Feb. 15th 1898 killing 260 U.S. sailors. Americans blamed Spain, although later it was proven to be an accident. U.S. declared war on Spain by April 25, 1898
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The Maine
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War lasting <3 months with the destruction of Spanish fleet in Manila Bay, Phillipines. The U.S. allied with Filipino guerilla fighters to gain control of islands, In Cuba, Teddy Roosevelt became a hero in a major battle at San Juan Hill. The U.S. Fleet defeated the Spanish fleet at Santiago, Chile and U.S. got control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Phillipine Islands & Guam.
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Spanish-American War
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Theodore Roosevelt helped Panama rebel against Columbia and Panama agree do U.S. terms. It took 1000's of men 9 years to build the canal including Lake Gatun, several sets of locks, & a canal cut across the Isthmus.
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Panama Canal
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A 10 mile wide strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama where Americans lived & worked in operating the Canal.
From 1914 to 1979 when a Treatky gave Panama control of the area by Dec. 31, 1999 |
Panama Canal Zone
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Theodore Roosevelt added to the Monroe doctrine that the U.S.had the right to act in countries of the western Hemisphere.This Corollary was used over 30 yrs. as an excuse to interfere w/ affair of Latin American countries
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Roosevelt Corollary
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