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36 Cards in this Set
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Walter Lafeber
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US expansionist policy and oversea empire was a natural culmination
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Monroe Doctrine
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instructed European nations to stay out of affairs of the Western Hemisphere
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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 people through annexation, military conquest, or economic domination
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Josiah Strong
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expansionist and congregational minister, wrote "Our Country"
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William Henry Seward
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Secretary of State 1861-1869, pushed expansive foreign policy
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Queen Liliuokalani
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resented rule by white minority, created constitution that gave Hawaiians more power
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Alfred Thayer Mahan
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influential naval strategist, main force behind new nacy
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"The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"
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book by Mahan, 1890
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George Dewey
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Spanish American War hero
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Walter Lafeber
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US expansionist policy and oversea empire was a natural culmination
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Monroe Doctrine
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instructed European nations to stay out of affairs of the Western Hemisphere
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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 people through annexation, military conquest, or economic domination
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Josiah Strong
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expansionist and congregational minister, wrote "Our Country"
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William Henry Seward
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Secretary of State 1861-1869, pushed expansive foreign policy
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Queen Liliuokalani
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resented rule by white minority, created constitution that gave Hawaiians more power
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Alfred Thayer Mahan
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influential naval strategist, main force behind new nacy
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"The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"
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book by Mahan, 1890
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George Dewey
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Spanish American War hero
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McKinley Tariff
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reciprocity provision added to divert Latin American trade from Europe to US
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Wilson Gorman Tariff
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ended reciprocity
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Valeriano Weyler
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sent by Spain to Cuba in January 1896 to take control in Spanish American War
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Yellow Journalism
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sensationalists reporting in newspapers
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USS Maine
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sent to Havana by McKinley, exploded, 266 died
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Reconcentration Policy
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Weyler, Spanish, move population into camps and destroy rebellion's popular base
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Teller Amendment
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pledged US had no intention of annexing Cuba
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"Splendid Little War"
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term from John Hay to describe Spanish American War
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San Juan Hill
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location in Cuba, fighting during war, Rough Riders
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Treat of Paris 1898
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signed between Spain and US on December 10, 1898
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Charles Francis Adams
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warned that the possession of colonies meant big armies, government, and debts
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Anti-Imperial League
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November 1898, opponents of expansion
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Foraker Act
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1900, established Civil government in Puerto Rico
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Platt Amendment
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Cuban constitution, said Cuba make no treaties with countries that will impair its independence, acquire no debts it could not pay, leave naval bases to US, and allow US to intervene in Cuban affairs
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Open Door Policy
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nations with influence respect others with influence, Chinese government collect tariffs in all spheres, no nation discrimination in levying port dues and railroad rates within spheres of influence
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John Hay
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McKinley's Secretary of State
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