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Noah Vega
Chapter 10 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Queen Liliuokalani | In 1938, realized her reign in Hawaii had ended. |
| imperialism | the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political or military control over weaker territories. |
| Alfred T. Mahan | Admiral of the U.S. Navy, urged government officials to build u American Naval power. |
| William Seward | Secretary of State under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. |
| Pearl Harbor | Built in 1887, United States pressured Hawaii to allow them to build this port. |
| Sanford B. Dole | After an organized revolution against their queen, Hawaii has set up a government run by him. |
| Jose Matri | Cuban poet and journalist in exile in New York. |
| Valeriano Weyler | Sent this general to respond to the Cuban revolt, he tried leading Cubans to concentration camps to end it. |
| yellow journalism | A style of writing to show sympathy for the rebels. |
| U.S.S. Maine | Sent by President McKinley in early 1898 to Cuba to return American citizens in danger of fighting, and to protect American property. |
| George Dewey | A Commodore who commanded to open fire on a Spanish fleet at Manila. |
| Rough Riders | Volunteer cavalry under command of Leonard Woof and Theodore Roosevelt. |
| San Juan Hill | A Spanish battle, with a U.S. Victory. |
| Treaty Of Paris | A treaty between the United States and Spain to regain control and peace between the two nations. |
| Foraker Act | Ended military rule and set up a civil government. |
| Platt Amendment | stated a lot of things Cuba couldn't do. |
| protectorate | a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power. |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | believed that the United States had promised independence. |
| John Hay | U.S. Secretary of State in 1899. |
| Open Door Notes | A series of policy statements issued by John Hay. |
| Boxer Rebellion | A rebellion. |
| Panama Canal | United States had to get permission from Colombia. |
| Roosevelt Corollary | Added to the Monroe Doctrine. |
| dollar diplomacy | guarantee loans made to foreign countries. |
| Francisco "Pancho" Villa | opposed Carranza's provisional government. |
| Emiliano Zapata | opposed Carranza's provisional governemt. |
| John J. Pershing | sent men to capture Villa dead or alive. |
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