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Lauren Reynolds
Chapter 10 History Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Queen Liliukalani | The queen of the kingdom of Hawaii and was overthrown by the sailors and marines. |
| Imperialism | The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories. |
| Alfred T. Mahan | Leader of the U.S. Navy. Urged government officials to build up American naval power in order to compete with other powerful nations. |
| Pearl Harbor | Hawaii's best port. |
| Sanford B. Dole | New ruler of the government after the queen was overthrown. |
| Jose Marti | A Cuban poet and journalist in exile in New York, launched a revolution in 1895. |
| Valeriano Weyler | General who was sent by Spain to Cuba to restore order. |
| Yellow Journalism | Sensational or exaggerated reporting to attract readers. |
| U.S.S Maine | Was sent to Cuba to bring home American citizens in danger from the fighting. |
| George Dewey | Commodore who gave the command to open fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila. |
| Rough Riders | A volunteer cavalry under the command of Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt. |
| San Juan Hill | Location of the most famous battle in Cuba. |
| Treaty of Paris | The treaty ending the Spanish-American war. |
| Foraker Act | Ended military rule and set up a civil government. |
| Platt Amendment | Commanded Cuba to stay out of debt and give the U.S. the right to intervene and buy Cuban land for naval ports. |
| Protectorate | A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger person. |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | The rebel leader that believed that the United States had promised independence. |
| John Hay | U.S. Secretary of State who issued a series of policy statements called the Open Door notes. |
| Open Door Notes | Letter addressed to the leaders of imperialist nations proposing that the nations share their trading rights with the U.S. |
| Boxer Rebellion | Rebellion in which members of a secret society in China who sought to free their country of western influence. |
| Panama Canal | An artificial canal through Panama that gave a passage through the two oceans |
| Roosevelt Corollary | The U.S. declared the right to protect all countries in the western hemisphere. |
| Dollar Diplomacy | Using the nations economic power to exert influence in other countries. |
| Francisco "Pancho" Villa | Mexican rebel leader. |
| Emiliano Zapata | Mexican rebel leader. |
| John J. Pershing | A brigadier general who was sent into Mexico under Wilson. |