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chapter 12 vocab.

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Protectorate The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations
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 American Protestant clergyman, organizer, editor and author
Matthew C. Perry Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.
Queen Liliuokalani last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
James G. Blaine Blaine was a dominant Republican leader of the late 19th century, and champion of the "Half-Breed" faction of the GOP.
Pan Americanism the idea of a single state including all of North and South America.
Alfred T. Mahan United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century.
Henry Calbot Lodge US statesman, a Republican politician, and a noted historian from Massachusetts
William Randolph Hearst was an American newspaper magnate and leading newspaper publisher.
Joseph Pulitzer Hungarian-American newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York World
Yellow Journalism type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers.
Enrique Dupuy de Lome Spanish ambassador to the United States
Jingoism "extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy
Theodore Roosevelt 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.
George Dewey the only officer of the US Navy ever to hold the rank of Admiral of the Navy
Emilio Aguinaldo Filipino leader who fought first against Spain and later against the United States for the independence of the Philippines.
Rough Riders The First United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was organized by Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood, M.D.
Leonard Wood he was the White House Physician to President Grover Cleveland. He began his long friendship with Theodore Roosevelt during his years in Washington. During the Spanish-American War he was the commander of the First Volunteer Cavalry (The Rough Riders)
Foraker Act a civil law that established a civilian government in Puerto Rico.
Platt Amendment Platt Amendment (1901) Rider appended to a U.S. Army appropriations bill stipulating conditions for withdrawing of U.S. troops remaining in Cuba after the Spanish-American War. The amendment, which was added to the Cuban constitution of 19
Sphere of Influence A territorial area over which political or economic influence is wielded by one nation.
Open Door Policy statement reaffirmed the principle that all countries should have equal access to any Chinese port open to trade.
Boxer Rebellion Officially supported peasant uprising in 1900 in China that attempted to drive all foreigners from the country.
Great White Fleet popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
Hay Pauncefote Treaty The Treaty nullified the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty of 1850 and gave the United States the right to create and control a canal across the Central American isthmus to connect the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
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.
Imperialism The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations
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