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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Imperialism | the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries. |
| Protectorate | the relation of a strong state toward a weaker state or territory that it protects and partly controls. |
| Anglo Saxonism | characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the Anglo-Saxon tongue. |
| Josiah Strong | Aclergyman who proposed revolutionary religion-oriented solutions to perceived inequities in America's social and economic network |
| 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 | last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian islands |
| James G. Blaine | a Representative and a Senator from Maine |
| Pan Americanism | the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the countries of North, Central, and South America |
| Alfred T. Mahan | he wrote some of the most influential works on history and strategy ever produced |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts |
| William Randolph Hearst | After studying at Harvard University (1882-85) he took over the San Francisco Examiner from his father in 1887 |
| Joseph Pulitzer | Pulitzer joined the Republican Party and was elected to the Missouri State Assembly. |
| Yellow Journalism | biased opinion masquerading as objective fact |
| Enrique Dupuy de Lome | After completing his legal studies at the University of Madrid in 1872, Dupuy de Lôme entered diplomatic service |
| Jingoism | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| Theodore Roosevelt | With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the youngest President in the Nation's history |
| George Dewey | During the Civil War he served with Admiral Farragut during the Battle of New Orleans and as part of the Atlantic blockade |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | Filipino leader who fought first against Spain and later against the United States for the independence of the Philippines |
| 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 | 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 |
| Foraker Act | or the First Organic Law, which replaced the military government that had existed in Puerto Rico from the end of the Spanish-American War with a civilian government |
| Platt Amendment | A amendment to Cuba's constitution saying :low debts, no treaties, U.S. can have naval stations, and US is aloud to intervene to keep order |
| Sphere of Influence | The territories that country controls |
| Open Door Policy | All countries should be aloud to trade with China |
| Boxer Rebellion | At first, the Boxers wanted to destroy the Ch'ing dynasty (which had ruled China for over 250 years) and wanted to rid China of all foreign influence. When the Empress Dowager backed the Boxers, the Boxers turned solely to ridding China of foreigners |
| Great White Fleet | The "Great White Fleet" sent around the world by President Theodore Roosevelt from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 consisted of sixteen new battleships of the Atlantic Fleet. |
| Hay Pauncefote Treaty | an agreement pledging the U.S. and Britain to not take independent action in constructing a transoceanic canal in Central America |
| Dollar Diplomacy | A policy aimed at furthering the interests of the United States abroad by encouraging the investment of U.S. capital in foreign countries |
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