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USHistory_ch_18
Term | Definition |
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Imperialism | State policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas. |
Yellow Journalism | the use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers of magazines to attract readers |
U.S.S. Maine | A U.S warship that mysteriously exploded and sank in the harbor of Havana Cuba on February 15,1898 |
rough Riders | a member of the first United States Volunteer Cavalry regiment in the Spanish-American War commanded by Theodore Roosevelt |
Platt Amendment | |
Protectorate | A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power |
Open Door Policy | |
Boxer Rebellion | A 1900 rebellion in which members of a Chinese secret society sought to free their country from western influence |
Panama Canal | |
roosevelt Corollary | |
Dollar Diplomacy |