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27 Cards in this Set
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Walter Lafeber
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historian who thinks the expansionist movement was no random spur of the moment, it was natural
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Monroe Doctrine
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both hemispheres stay out of each others business, Europe and America
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Isolationism
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desire to stay out of foreign entanglements
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Imperialism
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control over other peoples through annexation, military conquest, or economic domination
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Josiah Strong
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Congressional minister and fervent expansionist. did overseas missionary work. wrote our country
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Our Country
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book that argued expanding american trade and dominion
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WIlliam Henry Seward
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secretary of state 1861 to 1869 pushed expansive foreign policy
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Queen Liliuokalani
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queen of Hawaii. resented white minority rule and wrote a new constitution that gave greaeter power to native Hawaiians
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Alfred Thayer Mahan
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main force behind navy and the most influential naval strategist. industry needed markets and markets need a navy to protect them
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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
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book mahan wrote that summarized his beliefs
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George Dewey
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hero of war with spain
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McKinely Tariff
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put high tariff. ended Hawaiian sugar enter the united states free
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Wilson Gorman Tariff
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prostrated Cuban economy after depression of 1893
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Valeriano Weyler
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spain general. put rebelling Cubans in reconcentration camps and they died by the thousands
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Yellow Journalism
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to sell more newspapers they dramatized and exaggerated the news more
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USS Maine
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ship that was blown up. 266 died. spain was blamed
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Reconcentration Policy
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valeriano put rebelling cubans in reconcentration camps and killed millions of them
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Teller Amendment
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pledged that the United States had no intention of annexing Cuba
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Splendid little War
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war with spain was ten weeks long, relatively few americans died and victory was quick john hay made it up
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San Juan Hill
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battle fought by colored infantry and won
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treaty of paris 1898
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US would give $20 million dolllars and leave spain and take phillipines
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charles francis adams
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warned possesion of colonies meant big armies, governments and debts
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anti imperialist league
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opponents of expansion who fought against the peace treaty
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foraker act
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established civil government in puerto rico
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platt amendment
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added to cuban constitution. cuba make no treaties, acquire no debts they couldnt pay, and lease naval bases to the US
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open door policy
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urged three arguements: nations would respect the rights and privileges of other nations, Chinese government would continue to collect tariffs in all spheres, and nations would not discriminate other nations
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john hay
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1899 secretary of state, asked england, germany, russia, france, italy, and japanto establish the open door policy
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