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14 Cards in this Set
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Alfred Thayer Mahan
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worte a book entitled The Influence of Sea Power Upon History which suggested that the united states should:
a) build up a powerful navy b)make a canal across panama c)have U.S dominance in the Caribbean d)control the samoan and hawaiin islands |
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Theodore Roosevelt
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The Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President McKinley, who wanted to create a roudy group known as "The Rough Riders". He resigned from his position in order to serve in the Spanish-American War
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Queen Liliuokalin
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the queen of hawaii who tried to shake off the control of the American settlers and restore royal indigionous rights that her poeple had; was later overthrown by the American settlers
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Valeriano Weyler
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The rutheless Spanish general who Spain sent over to put down the rowdy civilians: would put Cubans in concentration camps and torture rebels, as well as innocent civilians
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Yellow Press
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The United States newspapers that would exaggerate the news in order to run emotions high for the American people in order to sell more papers; a long term effect for the Mexican-American War
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Joseph Pulizer
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a hungurain immigrant who built a circulation by championing the interests of American aristocracy and printing sensational stories--he would invent the news if he couldn't get something really good: worte for The New York World
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William Randolph Hearst
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a competitive journalist who wrote for The New York Journal
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William McKinley
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elected on the ticket of protecting american people eand freeing the cuban people; hesitated about the spanish-american war and recieved much criticism about his lack of drive
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DeLome Letter
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written by the spanish ambassador to America; had negative aspects in it about William McKinly; one of the reasons for the spanish-american war
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U.S.S. Maine
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the united states warship that was parked in havana harbor until April 15th, when it exploded; the reasons are unknown: sparked the Spanish-American war
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George Dewey
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The Commodore who Teddy Roosevelt commanded to be ready to attack the Filipinos
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Rough Riders
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The group that Teddy Rooselvelt named himself lieutenant of; cowboys, sherrifs, desperados, and polo players to arrive in cuba.
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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The man who the Filipino people named as their president when they thought that the United States was on their side: after they realized that America was not, he helped lead the revolution
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Teller Amendment
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pledged that America will not exercise sovereingty over Cuba; would leave the Cubans alone to rule themselves
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