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ch.10 vocab

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Queen Liliuokalani Queen Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian islands. She felt her mission was to preserve the islands for their native residents. In 1898,
Imperialism Policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories.
Alfred T. Mahan Admiral of U.S.Navy, urged government officials to build up American naval power in order to compete with other powerful nations.
William Seward Secretary of State under presidents Lincoln and Johnson, in 1867 arranged for the U.S. to buy Alaska from the Russians for $7.2 million
Pearl Harbor The kingdom's best port located near the Hawaiian Islands became a refueling station for American ships.
Sanford B.Dole American statesman set up a government and was president of the Republic of Hawaii after its annexation to the United States in 1898; first governor of the Territory of Hawaii.
Jose Marti Cuban poet and journalist in exiled in NY, launched revolution in 1895
Valeriano Weyler Spanish General sent to Cuba to restore order, tried to crush rebellion by herding Cubans into barbed wire concentration camps.
Yellow Journalism Style of writing which exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers.
U.S.S. Maine Was ordered to Cuba to bring home American citizens in danger from the fighting and to protect American property
George Dewey United States Commodore gave the command to open fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila. Dewey's victory destroyed every Spanish ship there
Rough Riders A volunteer cavalry regiment, commanded by Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt, that served in the Spanish-American War.
San Juan Hill July 1, 1898 - was the bloodiest and most famous battle of the Spanish-American War in which Theodore Roosevelt was declared as a hero.
Treaty of Paris Puerto Rico to the U.S. and sold the Philippines to the U.S. for $20 million.
Foraker Act Ended military rule and set up a civil government in Puerto Rico; gave the U.S. president the power to appoint Puerto Rico's governor and s legislature.
Platt Amendment A series of provisions that, in 1901, the United States insisted Cuba add to its new constitution, commanding Cuba to stay out of debt and giving the United States the right to intervene in the country
Protectorate Country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power.
Emilio Aguinaldo A Filipino rebel leader who believed that the U.S. had promised independence during the Treaty of Paris,when he learned the terms of the treaty he vowed to fight for freedom.
John Hay U.S. Secretary of State, in 1899 issued a series of policy statements to protect American interests in China.
Open Door notes message send by secretary of state John Hay in 1899 to Germany, Russia, Great Britain, France, Italy & Japan asking the countries not to interfere with US trading rights in China.
Boxer Rebellion A 1900 rebellion in which members of a Chinese secret society sought to free their country from Western influence.
Panama Canal Artificial waterway that opened in 1914 that cut through the Isthmus of Panama to provide a shortcut between Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Roosevelt Corollary An extension to the Monroe Doctrine announced by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, claiming that U.S. would now use force to protect its economic interests in Latin America.
Dollar Diplomacy The U.S. policy of using the nation's economic power to exert influence over other countries.
Francisco "Pancho" Villa Opposed Carranza's provisional government, fierce nationalist, courted the support and aid of U.S.
Emiliano Zapata Opposed Carranza's provisional government, son of a mestizo peasant, dedicated to land reform.
John J. Pershing Brigadier General, ordered by President Wilson into Mexico to capture Villa dead or alive.
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