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26 Cards in this Set
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WALTER LAFEBER
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He is one of the United States' most distinguished historians, a revisionist, of the nation's Foreign Relations.
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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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A belief that the United States should stay out of entanglements with other nations.
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ISOLATIONISM
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The policy of extending a nation’s power through military conquest, economic domination, or annexation.
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JOSIAH STRONG
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A Congregational minister and fervent expansionist. Published a book: Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis.
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“OUR COUNTRY”
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Book written by Josiah Strong. It argued for expanding American trade and dominion.
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WILLIAM HENRY SEWARD
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Secretary of State who served from 1861-1869, aggressively pushing an expansive foreign policy.
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QUEEN LILIUOKALINI
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A strong-willed nationalist who took the throne. Decreed a new constitution that gave greater power to native Hawaiians.
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ALFRED THAYER MAHAN
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Era’s most influential naval strategist. Wrote “The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783” and “The Interest of America in Sea Power.”
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“THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER UPON HISTORY
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Written by Alfred Thayer Mahan.
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GEORGE DEWEY
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A hero of the war with Spain. Commander of the Asiatic Squadron located at Hong Kong, crushed the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay.
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MCKINLEY TARIFF
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Ended the special status given Hawaiian sugar and at the same time awarded American producers a bounty of 2 cents a pound.
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WILSON GORMAN TARIFF
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It reduced that tariff on coal, iron ore, wool, and sugar, ended the McKinley Tariff Act’s popular reciprocity agreements with other countries, and moved some duties higher than ever before.
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VALERIANO WEYLER
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– Relentless and brutal, he gave the rebels 10 days to lay down their arms. He put into effect a “reconcentration” policy designed to move the native population into camps and destroy the rebellion’s popular base.
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YELLOW JOURNALISM
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In order to sell newspapers to the public before and during the Spanish-American War, publishers William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer engaged in blatant sensationalization of the news, which became known as "yellow journalism." Although it did not cause the war with Spain, it helped turn U.S. public opinion against Spain's action in Cuba.
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USS MAINE
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Explosion on February 15, 1898, killing 266 men.
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RECONCENTRATION POLICY
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Designed to love the native population in camps and destroy the rebellion's popular base.
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TELLER AMENDMENT
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Sponsored by Senator Henry M. Teller of Colorado, the United States pledged that it did not intend to annex Cuba and that it would recognize Cuban independence from Spain after the Spanish-American War.
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"SPLENDID LITTLE WAR"
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A little war between the Spanish and Americans.
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SAN JUAN HILL
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Where the Rough Riders and other regulars reached the strong fortifications and fought the Spanish.
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TREATY OF PARIS 1898
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Signed by the United Sates and Spain in December 1898, this treaty ended the Spanish-American War, its terms, Spain recognized Cuba's independence and assumed the Cuban debt; it also ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States. At the instance of the U.S. Representatives, Spain also ceded the Philippines. The Senate ratified the treaty on February 6, 1899.
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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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ANIT-IMPERIALIST LEAGUE
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Formed in November 1898 to fight against the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War. Members opposed the acquisition of overseas colonies by the United States, believing it would subvert American ideals and institutions. Membership center in New England; the cause was less popular in the South and West.
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FORAKER ACT
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Established Puerto Rico as an unorganized U.S. territory. Puerto Ricans were not given U.S. citizenship, but the U.S. president appointed the island's governor and governing council.
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PLATT AMENDMENT
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This amendment to the new Cuban constitution authorized U.S. intervention in Cuba to protect its interests. Cuba pledged not o make treaties with other countries that might compromise its independence, and it granted naval bases to the United States, the most notable being Guantanamo Bay.
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OPEN DOOR POLICY
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Established a series o fnotes by Secretary of State John Hay in 1900, this policy established free trade between the U.S. and China and attempted to enlist major European and Asian nations in recognizing the territorial integrity of China. It marked a departure from the American tradition of isolationism and signaled the country's growing involvement in the world.
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