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Anglo Saxonism A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the Anglo-Saxon tongue.
Josiah Strong Josiah Strong (1847 – 1916) was an American Protestant clergyman, organizer, editor and author. He was one of the founders of the Social Gospel movement that sought to apply Protestant religious principles to solve the social ills brought on by industrial
Matthew C. Perry the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan
Queen Liliuokalani the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian islands. She felt her mission was to preserve the islands for their native residents
James G. Blane was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Pan Americanism movement toward commercial, social, economic, military, and political cooperation among the nations of North, Central, and South America.
Alfred T. Mahan Improve Alfred Thayer Mahan was not only a naval officer but also a historian. He believed that the key to a great nation rested on a powerful navy.
Henry Cabot Lodge a conservative Republican politician
William Randolph Hearst an American business magnate and leading newspaper publisher.
Joseph Pulitzer a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York World.
Yellow Journalism A biased opinion masquerading as objective fact. Moreover, the practice of yellow journalism involved sensationalism, distorted stories, and misleading images for the sole purpose of boosting newspaper sales and exciting public opinion.
Enrique Dupuy de Lome a Spanish ambassador to the United States.
Jingoism extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy.
Theodore Roosevelt the 26th President of the United States (1901– 1909).
George Dewey American admiral, hero of the battle of Manila.
Emilio Aguinaldo Filipino leader and independence fighter, born near Cavite, Luzon, and educated at the College of San Juan de Letran.
Rough Riders the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War.
Leonard Wood a physician who served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Military Governor of Cuba.
Foraker Act hich established the governing structure for Puerto Rico. An American-appointed governor was to be the executive officer of the island and he was to be advised by a two-house legislature.
Platt Amendment the Platt Amendment was a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence
Sphere Of Influence any area in which one nation wields dominant power over another or others.
Open Door Policy Statement of U.S. foreign policy toward China. Issued by U.S. secretary of state John Hay (1899), the statement reaffirmed the principle that all countries should have equal access to any Chinese port open to trade.
Boxer Rebellion uprising in China against western influence
Great White Fleet an ocean transportation company specializing on fulfilling the needs of the Latin American market.
Hay Pauncefote Treaty an Anglo-American agreement regarding the construction of a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Dollar Diplomacy Dollar Diplomacy is the term used to describe the effort of the United States — particularly under President William Howard Taft
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.
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