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ch12 VOcaBulary 1
chaper 12 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| imperialism | the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies. |
| protectorate | the relation of a strong state toward a weaker state or territory that it protects and partly controls. |
| Anglo Saxonism | a belief in the innate superiority of the “Anglo-Saxon race.” |
| Josiah strong | Aclergyman who proposed revolutionary religion-oriented solutions to perceived inequities in America's social and economic network, Josiah Strong adhered to a brand of Christianity that came to be known as Christian Socialism. |
| Matthew c. perry | In 1837, Perry supervised the construction of first naval steamship, Fulton. Promoted to the rank of Captain in 1837. Promoted to the rank of Commodore in 1842. |
| 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, Hawaii was annexed to the United States and Queen Liliuokalani was forced to give thrown up |
| James g. Blaine | James Gillespie Blaine was born in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania, south of PittsburghIn 1859, Blaine became chairman of the Republican state party organization, a position he would hold for more than 20 years. He served three terms in the Maine |
| pan Americanism | movement toward commercial, social, economic, military, and political cooperation among the nations of North, Central, and South America. |
| alfred T. Mahan | Mahan, Alfred Thayer (1840-1914), a United States naval officer, called “the philosopher of sea power.” His aim was to show that command of the sea is a decisive factor in international relations. In The Influence of Sea Power upon History, |
| henry cabot lodge | Henry Cabot Lodge began his political career in 1880 when he was elected to the Massachusetts legislature for a single term. He failed in his first attempt for a seat in Congress, but succeeded in 1886 and was recognized for his efforts to support civil |
| william Randolph Hearst | William Randolph Hearst was born on April 29, 1863, in San Francisco, California, as the only child of George Hearst, a self-made multimillionaire miner and rancher, and Phoebe Apperson Hearst. In 1887, at 23 he became "Proprietor" of the San Francisco |
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