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Imperialism

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the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.

Question 2

protectorate

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the relation of a strong state toward a weaker state or territory that it protects and partly controls.

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Anglo Saxonism

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the time period when americans believed that they should spread their culture to other countries of the world.

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Josiah Strong

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one of America's leading religious and social voices during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Question 5

Matthew C. Perry

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President Millard Fillmore ordered Matthew C. Perry to command the U.S. Navy's East India Squadron and to establish diplomatic relations with Japan.

Question 6

Queen Liliuokalani

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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, Hawaii was annexed to the United States and Queen Liliuokalani was forced to give up her throne

Question 7

James G. Blaine

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In 1859, Blaine became chairman of the Republican state party organization, a position he would hold for more than 20 years

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Pan Americanism

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the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the countries of North, Central, and South America.

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Alfred T. Mahan

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American naval officer and historian who was a highly influential exponent of sea power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Question 10

Henry Cabot Lodge

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U.S. senator and diplomat who ran unsuccessfully for the vice presidency of the United States in 1960.

Question 11

William Randolph Hearst

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American newspaper publisher who built up the nation’s largest newspaper chain and whose methods profoundly influenced American journalism.

Question 12

Joseph Pulitzer

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American newspaper editor and publisher who helped establish the pattern of the modern newspaper. In his time he was one of the most powerful journalists in the United States.

Question 13

Yellow Journalism

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the type of journalism that relies on sensationalism and lurid exaggeration to attract readers

Question 14

Enrique Dupuy de Lome

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was a Spanish diplomat who is best known for a letter he penned to a Spanish official in Cuba in 1898.

Question 15

Jingoism

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extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy

Question 16

theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the youngest President in the Nation's history. He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency, as he vigorously led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy.

Question 17

George Dewey

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George Dewey, the only officer of the US Navy ever to hold the rank of Admiral of the Navy, was born on 26 December 1837, in Montpelier, Vermont.

Question 18

Emilio Aguinaldo

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Filipino leader who fought first against Spain and later against the United States for the independence of the Philippines.

Question 19

Rough Riders

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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.

Question 20

Leonard Wood

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Major General, United States Army He was medically trained and was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars while serving as an Assistant Surgeon in the Apache Campaign of the Summer of 1886.

Question 21

foraker act

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On April 2, 1900, U.S. President McKinley signed a civil law that established a civilian government in Puerto Rico. This law was known as the Foraker Act

Question 22

Platt Amendment

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Approved on May 22, 1903, the Platt Amendment was a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence from foreign intervention.Cuban international and domestic affairs for the enforcement of Cuban independence.

Question 23

Sphere of influence

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A territorial area over which political or economic influence is wielded by one nation.

Question 24

Open door policy

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An open door policy guarantees that employees can go above their boss to seek assistance from the boss's supervisor.

Question 25

Boxer rebellion

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Boxer Rebellion (1900): Beginning in 1898, groups of peasants in northern China began to band together into a secret society known as I-ho ch'üan ("Righteous and Harmonious Fists"), called the "Boxers" by Western press.

Question 26

Great white fleet

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As one of the largest carriers to Central America, we offer strategically located ports, a reliable sailing schedule, state-of-the art container ships, the ability to handle both dry and refrigerated containerized cargo, integrated trucking and ocean serv

Question 27

hay pauncefote treaty

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n agreement (1901) between the U.S. and Great Britain giving the U.S. the sole right to build a canal across Central America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific.

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