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Chapter 10 Vocabulary

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Queen Liliuokalani   Realized that her reign had to come to an end in Hawaii  
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Imperialism   The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories  
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Alfred T. Mahan   Was in U.S navy. He urged government officials to build up American naval power in order to compete with other powerful nations.  
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William Seward   supporter of the american expansion, he was the secretary of state under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.  
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Pearl Harbor   Kingdoms best port  
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Sanford B. Dole   Over threw Queen and set up government led by him.  
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Jose Marti   Cuban poet and journalist in exile in New York, launched a revolution in 1895  
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Valeriano Weyler   Was a general was sent to restore order to the Cuban revolt  
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yellow journalism   Sensational style of writing, which exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers.  
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U.S.S Maine   A ship that was sent to Cuba to bring home American citizens in danger from fighting and to protect American property.  
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George Dewey   Gave command to open fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila, the Philippine capital.  
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Rough Riders   a volunteer cavalry under the command of Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt.  
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San Juan Hill   Infantry attack happened on this.  
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Treaty of Paris   Arguments centered on whether or not the United States had the right to annex the Philippines, but imperialism was the real issue.  
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Foraker Act   ended military rule and set up a civil government.  
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Platt Amendment   Stated that -Cuba could not make treaties that might limit its independence or permit a foreign power to control any part of its territory -the US reserved the right to intervene in Cuba -Cuba was not to go into debt -the US could buy or lease land o  
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protectorate   a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power.  
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Emilio Aguinaldo   believed that the united states had promised independence.  
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John Hay   U.S secretary of state issued a series of notes called the open door notes.  
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Open door notes   The notes were letters addressed to the leaders of imperialist nations proposing that the nations share their trading rights with the united states.  
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Boxer Rebellion   Within two months, the international forces put down this.  
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Panama Canal   Before they started work on this they need permission from Columbia, which then ruled Panama.  
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Roosevelt Corollary   Roosevelt added this to the Monroe Doctrine.  
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dollar diplomacy   used by critics and was often used to justify keeping European powers out of the Caribbean.  
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Francisco "Pancho" Villa   rebels under his leadership opposed Carranzas provisional government.  
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Emiliano Zapata   rebels under his leadership opposed Carranzas provisional government.  
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John J. Pershing   Brigadier General that was sent into Mexico to capture Villa dead or alive.  
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