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Holly's 2nd p. vocab
Chapter 12 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Imperialism | Expanding a nation or empire over other countires |
| Protectorate | A strong state that protects and partially controls a weaker state |
| Anglo Saxonism | A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race |
| Josiah Strong | One of Americas strongest voices for American imperialism; Created Christian socialism |
| Matthew C. Perry | U.S. naval officer who headed an expedition that forced Japan in 1853–54 to enter into trade and diplomatic relations with the West after more than two centuries of isolation. |
| Queen Liliuokalani | Hawaii's last queen. |
| James G. Blaine | A representative and a senator from Maine. |
| Pan Americanism | The idea of a single state including all of North and South America. |
| Alfred T. Mahan | Argued that sea power was decisive in determining national supremacy |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | Served in US house of Representatives and the Senate. Oppossed participation in League of Nations |
| William Randolf Hearst | Founder of the Hearst newspaper chain. |
| Joseph Pulitzer | From Makó, Hungary. Newspaperman who started the Pulitzer Prize. |
| Yellow Journailism | Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers. |
| Enrique Dupuy de Lome | Spanish ambassador for the US. |
| Jingoism | The spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes |
| Theodore Roosevelt | 26th president of US (1901-1909) |
| George Dewey | An admiral of the US Navy |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | President of the Phillipines. |
| Rough Riders | The most famous of all the units fighting in Cuba, the "Rough Riders" was the name given to the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt. |
| Leonard Wood | Major general of US Army. Commander of the Rough Riders during Spanish-American war. Served as military governor of Cuba until 1902 |
| Foraker Act | Established a civilian government in Puerto Rico. |
| Platt Amendment | The amendment, added to the Cuban constitution of 1901, affected Cuba's rights to negotiate treaties and permitted the U.S. to maintain its naval base at Guantánamo Bay and to intervene in Cuban affairs for the preservation of Cuban independence. |
| Sphere of Influence | A territorial area over which political or economic influence is wielded by one nation. |
| Open Door Policy | Statement of U.S. foreign policy toward China. All countries should have equal access to any Chinese port open to trade. (1899) |
| Boxer Rebellion | Officially supported peasant uprising in 1900 in China that attempted to drive all foreigners from the country. |
| Great White Fleet | US Navy fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from December 16, 1907-February 22,1909 by order of President Roosevelt. |
| Hay Pauncefote Treaty | Gave the US the exclusive right to build and control any proposed canal through central America. |
| Dollar Diplomacy | Taft's policy |
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