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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
Anglo Saxonism a belief in the innate superiority of the “Anglo-Saxon race.”
Josiah Strong was one of America's leading religious and social voices during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Matthew C. Perry was an American naval officer and diplomat who is most famous for his mission to Japan,which opened that country to trade with the West.
Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of the Hawaiian Islands.
James G Blaine was among the most powerful figures in American politics in the late 19th century
Pan Americanism a movement which, through diplomatic, political, economic and social means, seeks to create, encourage and organize relationships, associations and cooperation between the states of the Americas in common interests.
Alfred T. Mahan was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century. ...
Henry Cabot Lodge as an American statesman, a Republican politician, and a noted historian. While he did not claim the title, he is considered to be the first Senate majority leader.
William Randolph was a colonist and land owner who played an important role in the history and government of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Joseph Pulitzer American newspaper editor and publisher who helped establish the pattern of the modern newspaper. In his time he was one of the most powerful journalists in the United States.
Yellow Journalism Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
Enrique Dupuy de Lome a Spanish ambassador to the United States. Through the so-called De Lôme Letter, he defamed U.S. President William McKinley, an act which eventually contributed to the Spanish-American War.
Jingoism Extreme patriotism, esp. in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy
Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War
George Dewey was an admiral of the United States Navy. Many historians called him the "Hero of Manila. ...
Emilio Aguinaldo as a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War that resisted American occupation.
Rough Riders a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898)
Leonard Wood is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1999, sitting for the New Democratic Party of Ontario.
Foraker Act is a United States federal law that established civilian (limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had been newly acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish–American War.
Platt Amendment was a rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act presented to the U.S. Senate by Connecticut Republican Senator Orville H. Platt (1827–1905) replacing the earlier Teller Amendment. ...
Sphere of Influence is a region around a supermassive black hole in which the gravitational potential of the black hole dominates the gravitational potential of the host galaxy.
Open Door Policy the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
Boxer Rebellion A rebellion by the people of China to end foreign domination.
Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet
Hay Paunceforte Treaty This agreement nullified the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty of 1850 and gave the United States the right to create and control a canal across Central America, connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
Dollar Diplomacy The use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence
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