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Chapter 12
Vocabulary
| 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 | anything characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race, especially any linguistic peculiarity that sterns from Old English and has not been affected by another language. |
| Josiah Strong | A clergyman 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 | Perry signs the Treaty of Kanagawa on behalf of the United States,the Japanese would save shipwrecked Americans and provide fuel for American ships,trade for Japan and the United States |
| Queen Loloukalani | 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. |
| James G. Blaine | 1859, Blaine became chairman of the Republican state party organization,20 years. He served three terms in the Maine legislature and in 1863, was elected to Congress. Blaine a skilled parliamentarian later was elected speaker of the house. |
| Pan Americanism | movement toward commercial, social, economic, military, and political cooperation among the nations of North, Central, and South america |
| Alfred T. Mahan | The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783. In this book he argued for the paramount importance of sea power in national historical supremacy |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | a conservative Republican politician, proved a long-term adversary of Democratic |
| William Randolph Hearst | A Big time newspaper and magazine owner, was a member of the United States House of Represenatives. |
| Joseph Pulitzer | American journalist and publisher, Who created the Pulitzer Prize. |
| Yellow Journalism | Coverage of the Spanish-American War, soon to become the Journal’s war, established a template for the next century of how journalists were to cover significant events After thirty-five years of this type of journalism, |
| Enrique Dupuy de Lome | the practice of yellow journalism involved sensationalism, distorted stories, and misleading images for the sole purpose of boosting newspaper sales and exciting public opinion. |
| Jingoism | the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism. |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Americas 26th president |
| George Dewey | only officer of the U.S. Navy ever to hold the rank of Admiral of the Navy, |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | president of the Philippines |
| Rough Riders | The Rough Riders is Roosevelt’s personal writings on his adventures in the Spanish-American War. |
| Leonard Wood | He was the Major General In The United States Army. |
| Foraker Act | First organic law which replaced the military government that had existed in Puerto Rico from the end of the Spanish-American warwith a civillian government. |
| Platt Amendment | The President of the U.S. is hereby authorized to 'leave the government and control of the island of Cuba to its people' so soon as a government shall have been established in said island under a |
| Spere of influence | A territorial area over which political or economic influence is wielded by one. |
| Open Door Policy |
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