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Chp10Vocab_Ernst
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Queen Liliuokalani | realized her reign in Hawaii had come to a end |
| Imperialism | the policy when stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control |
| Alfred T Mahan | Admiral of the U.S Navy |
| William Seward | supporter of U.S expansion |
| Pearl Harbor | a port in Hawaii with American Naval Base |
| Sanford B Dole | American ruler in Hawaii |
| Jose Marti | a Cuban poet and journalist |
| Valeriano Weyler | A Spanish general sent to restore order in Cuba |
| yellow journalism | stories that deepened American sympathys for rebels |
| U.S.S Maine | a ship sent to Cuba to bring home in dangered Americans |
| George Dewey | gave command to open fire on Spanish fleet in the Philippine capitol |
| Rough Riders | a volunteered cavalry |
| San Juan Hill | An hill that was attacked by the American infintry |
| Treaty of Paris | ended the war between America and Spain |
| Foraker Act | Ended military rule and set up a civil government |
| Platt Amendment | America insisted Cuba added it to there constitution |
| protectatore | A country whose affairs are controlled by a stronger country |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | the rebel leader |
| John Hay | U.S Secretary of state |
| open door notes | a series of policy statements |
| Boxer Rebelion | Chinese boxers who killed hundreds of missionaries |
| Panama Canal | A canal stretching through South America |
| Roosevelt Corollary | Warned that disorder in Latin America might force U.S to exercise an international police power |
| dollar diplomacy | used to justify keeping European powers out of the Carribean |
| Francisco Pancho Villa | opposed Carranza's provisional government |
| Emiliano Zapata | opposed Carranza's provisional government |
| John J Pershing | American Brigadier General |