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chapter 12
vocab
| 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 | A state controlled and protected by another. |
| anglo saxonism | The quality or sentiment of being Anglo-Saxon, or English in its ethnological sense |
| josiah strong | was an American Protestant clergyman, organizer, editor and author. |
| matthew c perry | ) was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. |
| queen liliuokalani | born Lydia Kamakaeha Kaola Malii Liliuokalani, was the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii |
| james g blaine | was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State. |
| pan americanism | 1. The principle or advocacy of political or commercial and cultural cooperation among all the countries of North and South America |
| alfred t. mahan's | 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 | was 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 hearst | United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism |
| joseph pulitzer | United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes |
| 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 Wa |
| 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; Panama Canal was built during his administration |
| george dewey | a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War |
| emilio aguinaldo | was 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 |
| leonard wood | Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Military Governor of Cuba and Governor General of the Philippines |
| foraker act | 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 | a rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act presented to the U.S. Senate by Connecticut Republican Senator Orville H. Platt |
| spheres of influence | An area of one country under the control of another |
| 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 | The Great White Fleet was the 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 | 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 | he use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence |
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