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17 Cards in this Set
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Alfred Mahan said the us needed to build a canal in this area |
Panama |
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US purchased land (mistake) |
Alaska |
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Us established trade with |
China & Japan |
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We got this island as a refueling station |
Midway |
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Sailors were killed in this country and paid reparations |
Chile |
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Foreign leader attempted to end all control |
Queen Lili |
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Us policy told European nations to stay out of the western hemisphere |
Monroe Doctrine |
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Us set up a military base at the place in Hawaii |
Pearl Harbor |
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4 requirements (Alfred Mahan) |
1. Expand the navy 2. Have a base at every port 3. Build a canal in Panama 4. Protect the western hemisphere |
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Imperialism |
Trying to expand a nations territory to become a world power |
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Benefits of Alaska |
It had oil and gold which helped with money |
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The USS maine blew up in ____ harbor |
Havana |
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The first Spanish American war took place in the harbor in the pacific |
Manila |
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He led the black cavalry unit |
John Pershing |
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Nickname given to a black US cavalry unit who fought in cuba |
Buffalo |
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The treaty ending the Spanish American war was signed in |
Paris |
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4 terms of the treaty of paris |
1. Philippines (bought for $20 mill) 2. Puerto Rico 3. Guam 4. Came into effect on April 11, 1899 |
