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EFarmerChpt.12USH
Chapter 12 U.S history vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |
| Protectorate | A state controlled and protected by another. |
| Anglo Saxionism | A member of one of the Germanic peoples, the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes, who settled in Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries. |
| Josiah Strong | An American Protestant clergyman, organizer, editor and author. He was one of the founders of the Social Gospel movement. |
| James G. Blaine | among the most powerful figures in American politics in the late 19th century. He not only served for 5 years in the U.S. Senate, but also spent 13 years in the House of Representatives, serving as Speaker of the House. A founder of the Republican Party. |
| Pan Americanism | the ideal of unity among the states of the Americas. Movement toward, political and economic cooperation, mutual social and cultural understanding, international alliance, etc. |
| Alfred T. Mahan | A leading expansionist,a famous historian. |
| Matthew C. Perry | Expantionist. A key figure in the US Navy during the first half of the 19th century |
| Queen Liliuokalani | the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian islands. She felt her mission was to preserve the islands for their native residents. |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | a conservative Republican politician, proved a long-term adversary of Democratic President Woodrow Wilson. |
| William Randolph Hearst | An American business magnate and leading newspaper publisher |
| Joseph Pulitzer | American newspaper publisher and politician |
| Yellow Journalism | The yellow press is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines |
| Enrique Dupuy De Lome | A Spanish ambassador to the United States. |
| Jingoism | Extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy |
| Theodore Roosevelt | The 26th President of the United States. |
| George Dewey | Was an admiral of the United States Navy. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. |
| Rough Riders | The "Rough Riders" was formed from men from the western frontier of the United States - men who were used to life in the saddle and to the use of firearms. |
| Leonard Wood | Was a physician who served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army and the Military Governor of Cuba |
| Fortaker Act | The act set up the government of Puerto Rico |
| Platt Amendment | Platt Amendment was a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence. |
| Sphere of Infulence | A Sphere of Influence is a diplomatic term denoting an area in which a foreign power or powers exerts significant military, cultural, or economic influence. |
| Open Door Policy | The Open Door Policy is a concept in foreign affairs, which usually refers to the policy around 1900 allowing multiple Imperial powers access to China. |
| Boxer Rebellion | uprising in China against western influence. |
| Great White Fleet | the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe |
| Hay Pauncefote Treaty | set out U.S. and British interests in connection to a canal through Central America |
| Dollar Diplomacy | the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence |
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Erin Farmer
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