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17 Cards in this Set
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USS Maine
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commissioned in 1895. it was the first US Navy Ship to be named after the state of Maine.
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Anti-Imperial-League
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was an American organization established in June 15, 1898 to battle the american annexation of the Philippines as an insular area.
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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former president of the Philippines 1899-1901
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Battle of San Juan Hill San Juan heights
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Battle of Spanish American War located 2000 miles east of Santiago de Cuba ,Cuba
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George Dewey
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December 26 1837- January 16th 1917. Was admiral of the Navy the only person in the US history to have obtained the rank best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War
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Spanish American War
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Was between the US and Spain in 1998
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Buffalo Soldiers
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And African American Calvary soldier
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Jose Marti
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Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature
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Yellow journalism
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Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
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Rough Riders
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Diverse group of volunteer Calvary soldiers who served during the Spanish American War
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Triple entente
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Britain France and Russia all had a conomic and territorial ambitions and they all dislike to Germany so they formed a alliance for protection
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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was the heir of the Austrian- Hungarian Empire and was assassinated by Serbian named princip Sarajevo in 1914
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No man's land
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Territory to which neither of the disputing parties has clear claim and where they may meet as combatants
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Triple Alliance
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Germany Austria and Hungary formed an alliance for protection from the triple entente
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Imperialism
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Involves the extension of nation's power over other lands
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Militarism
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The policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared at all times
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Nationalism
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The desire for national advancement or political independence
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