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U.S history chap 18

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Imperialism The policy of extending a nation’s authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means.
Queen Liliuokalani Last queen of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Alfred T. Mahan He joined the U.S. Navy in the late 1850s and served for nearly forty years. In 1886, he became president of the newly established Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
William Seward Secretary of State under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. In 1867, He arranged for the U.S. to buy Alaska from the Russians for $7.2 million.
Peral Harbor The kingdom of Hawaii's best port
Sanford B. Dole a lawyer and jurist in the Hawaiian Islands as a kingdom, protectorate, republic and territory. Serving as a friend of both Hawaiian royalty and the elite immigrant community, He advocated the westernization of Hawaiian government and culture.
José Martí a Cuban poet and journalist in exile in New York, launched The Cuban revolution in 1895.
Yellow journalism the use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines to attract readers.
U.S.S Maine A U.S. warship that mysteriously exploded and sank in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on February 15, 1898.
George Dewey an admiral of the United States Navy. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
Rough riders a volunteer cavalry regiment, commanded by Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt that served in the Spanish-American War.
San Juan Hill The most famous land battle in Cuba took place near Santiago on July 1.
Treaty of Paris the treaty ending the Spanish-American War, in which Spain freed Cuba, turned over the islands of Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States, and sold the Philippines to the United States for $20 million.
Foraker Act legislation passed by Congress in 1900, in which the U.S. ended military rule in Puerto Rico and set up a civil government.
Platt Amendments 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 and the right to buy or lease Cuban land.
Protectorate a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power.
Emilio Aguinaldo a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain,
John Hay an American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln.
Open Door Notes messages sent by Secretary of State John Hay in 1899 to Germany, Russia, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan, asking the countries not to interfere with U.S. 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 an artificial waterway cut through the Isthmus of Panama to provide a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, opened in 1914.
Roosevelt Corollary an extension of the Monroe Doctrine, announced by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, under which the United States claimed the right to protect its economic interests by means of military intervention in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations.
Dollar diplomacy the U.S. policy of using the nation’s economic power to exert influence over other countries.
Francisco "pancho" Villa better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa or its hypocorism Pancho Villa, was one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals.
Emiliano Zapata a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the president Porfirio Diaz.
John J. Pershing a general officer in the United States Army. Pershing is the only person to be promoted in his own lifetime to the highest rank ever held in the United States
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