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10 Cards in this Set
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Open Door Policy
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kept Chinese ports open to vessels of all nations
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Roosevelt Corollary
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the United States would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary
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Pan-Americanism
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idea that the U.S. and Latin America should work together
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Anglo-Saxonism
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the U,S, had a dsuty to shape "less civilized" area
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Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
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gave the United States the right to build and control a canal through Central America
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Matthew C. Perry
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led a naval expedition to Japan in 1853
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Platt Amendment
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ensured that Cuba would remain tied to the United States
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Foraker Act
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established a civil government for Puerto Rico
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Protectorate
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local rulers had to accept advice from an imperial power
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Dollar Diplomacy
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belief that if American business leaders supported Latin American development, everyone would benefit
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