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ch12 vocabb
ch12 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| imperialism | the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies |
| protectorate | A relationship of protection and partial control assumed by a superior power over a dependent country or region. |
| Anglo Saxonism | A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the Anglo-Saxon tongue. |
| Josiah Strong | was an American Protestant clergyman, organizer, editor and author. He was one of the founders of the Social Gospel movement that sought to apply Protestant religious principles to solve the social ills brought on by industrialization |
| Matthew C. Perry | was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. |
| Queen Liliuokalani | was the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. |
| James G. Blaine | was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State. He was nominated for president in 1884, but lost a close race to Democrat Grover Cleveland. |
| Pan Americanism | A custom, trait, or tradition originating in the United States |
| Alfred T. Mahan | 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history. |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924. |
| Willam Randolph Hearst | United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951) Hearst |
| Joseph Pulitzer | United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911) |
| Yellow Journalism | Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers |
| Enrique dupuy de Lome | Enrique Dupuy de Lôme (1816-1885) was a Spanish diplomat who is best known for a letter he penned to a Spanish official in Cuba in 1898. |
| Jingoism | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| Theodore Roosevelt | 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; "Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick'" (1858-1919) |
| George Dewey | United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | 1869–1964, Philippine leader. In the insurrection against Spain in 1896 he took command, and by terms of the peace that ended it he went into exile at Hong Kong (1897). |
| Rough Riders | A skilled rider of little-trained horses, especially one who breaks horses for riding. |
| Leonard Wood |
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