chapter 10 vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
queen liliuokalani | hawiian queen just before the monarchy was taken over |
imperialism | policy in which stronger nations extend their economic political or military control over weaker territories |
alfred t mahan | a very powerful naval officer and told government to build our forces so we could become more powerful and take over bigger and better countries |
William sweard | secretary of state in 1867 |
pearl harbor | the kingdoms best port |
Sanford b dole | a government leader for the marines |
jose marti | a Cuban poet and journalist in exile in new York, launched the revolution in 1895 |
valeraino weyler | general set to Cuba for the Cuban revolt |
yellow journalism | a style of writing that made a big boom |
U S S maine | a force that went to Cuba and save Americans that had been caught up in the Cuba mess |
george dewey | gave the command to open fire on the Spanish fleet at mamnila |
rough riders | a volunteer cavalry for Roosevelt |
san juan hill | a hill that was won from the cavalry |
treaty of paris | touched off a great debate in the us |
foraker act | ended millarty rule of creating your own goverment |
platt amendment | a set of rules between us and cuba |
protectorate | a county whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power |
emilio aguinaldo | a rebel leader that the us had promise independence |
john hay | the us secretary that issued the open door notes |
open door notes | letters that addressed the leaders of imperialist to open the trade doors to us americans |
boxer rebellion | a group of people that would kill thousands, finally were put down at the boxer rebellion |
panama canal | |
Roosevelt corollary | |
dollar diplomacy | |
Fransisco "Pancho" villa | |
Emiliano zapata | |
john J. Pershing |
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