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IGHS Winkels
US History Chapter 18 People
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alfred T. Mahan | a naval officer and historian, he urged the US to build a stronger Navy, obtain naval bases in Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippines, and to build a canal across Central America to join the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| Frederick J. Turner | a historian who believed settling the frontier was important to Americans searching for their fortunes, and who needed a fresh start |
| Matthew Perry | Commodore Perry negotiated a treaty that opened Japan to trade with America |
| Queen Liliuokalani | was overthrown by the U.S. government because she abolished the constitution that had given political power to the white minority |
| Jose Marti | In 1895, this Cuban launched a war for independence from Spain. |
| William Randolph Hearst | a newspaper publisher; published the New York Journal |
| George Dewey | Commodore Dewey defeated the Spanish Fleet in Manila Bay, Philippines when it was controlled by Spain, May 1898 |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | led Filipino nationalists in defeating the Spanish army |
| Rough Riders | organized and commanded by Teddy Roosevelt; consisted of rugged Westerners and upper-class easterners who fought battles for Kettle and San Juan Hills outside Santiago, Cuba |
| William Howard Taft | He became governor of the Philippines in 1901; helped the island recover from the rebellion; built schools, roads, and bridges. |
| John Hay | U.S. Secretary of State; notified leaders of imperialist nations that the US expected equal treatment when trading with China. |
| Francisco "Pancho" Villa | leader of a group of rebels in Mexico who raided a town in New Mexico and killed 18 Americans |
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