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APUSH Unit 2

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Hawaii   Perfect fit to Asia Cleveland "Investigates" McKinley approves Becomes a territory  
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McKinley Tariff   Hurts Hawaiian sugar market Causes American Sugar planters in Hawaii to overthrow Queen Lilioukalani and ask the US for annexation  
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China   Qing dynasty weakened --- Rebellions, lost the Sino-Japanese War Western Powers took advantage Russia, Japan, France, England, Germany --Exploited trade and business  
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TR and the Rough Riders   He quit his job as assistant secretary of the navy Created band of volunteer soldiers to Cuba Get sick on the boat ride over- eating canned food from the Civil War Clear examples of how ill equipped America was for was Battle of San Juan Hill US win  
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McKinley' 1st Term and Beginning of 2nd   Acquired: -Trade Abilities in China -Owned H, P, P-R, G TR as VP Defeat William Jennings Bryan Is assassinated in 1902  
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Empire   Taking over other countries that then are united and ruled by one government  
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Territorial Empire   Using an army to take over a country  
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Cultural Empire   Using missionaries to try and Christianize  
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Economic Empire   "You WILL trade with us"  
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Teller Amendment   We are not going to take over Cuba, we are going to liberate them Be like the French in the American Revolution  
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Panama Canal   TR's "crowning achievement" France was going to but they contracted yellow fever due to the mosquitoes Panama was a part of Colombia The price of the canal was too high when they were under Colombian rule Encouraged rebellion  
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"The Influence of Sea Power on History"   Alfred T Mahan Those who have strong navys control the markets Future of US economy depended on a strong navy Influenced Congress  
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Philippine Government Act   U.S. president appoints governor in the Philippines 1902  
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Speak softly and carry a big stick   TR Say it nicely but with great force and intimidation  
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Theodore Roosevelt   Common Man A lot of sadness Rich family environmentalist, Big Game Hunter, Cowboy Weak as a child U.S.is weak and needs a mission, and agenda, and needs to "bulk up" like TR did when he was younger  
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Clara Barton   Angel of the Battlefield Santiago Cuba Gathered together nurses and doctors to aid the wounded soldiers in the Spanish American War  
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Imperialism   The action of making an empire by taking other countries unequally(conquering, subjugating) ex. 13 colonies  
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Our Country   Josiah Strong Americans need to christianize and help the "weaker countries" WHITE MAN'S BURDEN  
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Jingoism   Extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy Internal economic dominance AND external economic dominance/ expansions  
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Social Darwinism   Survival of the strongest race Societies best suited for life would succeed Ex. Fredrick Jackson Turner, TR, Henry Cabot Lodge  
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General "Butcher" Weyler   150,000 troops sent to Cuba Only innocent are sent to the concentration camps Scare, torture, malnutrition 200,000 deaths  
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Yellow Journalism   eye catching headlines Little reasearch or fact Hearst-- Journal Pulitzer-- World  
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Admiral George Dewey   Battle of Manila Bay Surprise attack on the Spanish fleet in the Philippines Away from the homeland Then to Spain's fleet in Cuba and invade Puerto Rico  
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Platt Amendment   US is Cuba's virtual protectorate -cannot make treaty w/ foreign nation that impairs independence -Cannot contract excessive public debt -Allowed to preserve order -99 year naval base  
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USS Maine   Havana Harbor 1898 Protect US business Exploded 266 soldiers die Blame Spain Amo next to boiler room, fire in ammo-- BOOM  
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Roosevelt Corollary   Expands on the Monroe Doctrine We are the police of the Western Hemisphere `  
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DeLome Letter   McKinley is weak, ill fit, cowardly  
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Great White Fleet   Modern steel nave Painted white for intimidation Worldwide tour  
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John Hay   Secretary of State Demanded China keep and open door policy US wants "most favored nation" status  
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White man's burden   Social Darwinism Help other countries to become more like us Get rid of world problems Spread democracy and Christianity Get resources in return  
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Buena-Varilla Treaty   Maintain Panama's independence Get land to build a canal Right to bring in Navy  
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Anti-Imperialist League   Against DOI and Constitution Fear of Chea p foreign labor and products (competition) Failed by 1 vote to prevent ratification of the Spanish treaty Jennings Bryan's defeat "eroded anti-imperialism cause"  
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Philippine Insurrection   Pres. Aguinaldo General Francisco Makabulos Guerilla warfare Filipinos in concentration camps many dead  
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Boxer Rebellion   Anti western uprisings set people on fire White man's burden  
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Dollar Diplomacy   Taft Not aggressive foreign policy Pay off other countries debts so that they owe us  
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