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People and Places
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| William H. Seward | Secretary of State (1861-1869); expanded the US by purchasing Alaska from Russia |
| William Howard Taft | 27th President of the United States. He established Dollar Diplomacy. |
| Theodore Roosevelt | 26th President of the United States. He established Big Stick Diplomacy. |
| Woodrow Wilson | 28th President of the United States. He established Moral Diplomacy |
| John Hay | Secretary of State. Suggested an "Open Door" policy in China |
| Queen Liliuokalani | Hawaii's ruler (1891-1895). Renounced her claim to the throne |
| Philippines | An island chain nation located in the Pacific Ocean near the continent of Asia. The U.S. gained it as a territory after the Spanish-American War. |
| Guam | An island nation located in the Pacific Ocean near the continent of Asia. The U.S. gained it as a territory after the Spanish-American War. |
| Puerto Rico | An island nation located in the Caribbean Sea south of the continent of North America. The U.S. gained it as a territory after the Spanish-American War. |
| Hawaii | An island nation located in the Pacific Ocean |
| Cuba | An island nation located in the Caribbean Sea |
| China | The largest nation on the continent of Asia |
| Alaska | Alaska was purchased from Russia by the U.S. in 1867 for $7.2 million. Alaska would become the 49th state in 1959. |