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American Imperialism

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An economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations   Imperialism  
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Causes of American Imperialism   1. Thirst for new markets 2. Belief in Cultural superiority 3. Desire for military strength and power  
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The idea that the English -speaking nations had superior character, ideas, and systems of government and were destined to dominate the planet   Anglo- Saxonism  
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The supposed or presumed responsibility of white people to govern and impart their culture to nonwhite people   White Man's Burden  
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powerful senator, pushed for the construction of a new navy   Henry Cabot Lodge  
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Stated that a nation needed a large navy to protect its merchant ships and to defend its right to trade with other countries.   Alfred T. Mahan  
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Sent to Japan to negotiate a trade treaty   Commodore Matthew Perry  
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"Discovered" the Hawaiian Islands   James Cook  
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Hawaiian queen who wanted to return the power of the Hawaiian monarchy but was deposed by American business owners   Queen Liliuokalani  
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Hawaii's first President   Sanford B. Dole  
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Attaching a territory (or place) to a larger or more significant place (or country)   Annex  
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Leader of the Cuban Rebellion   Jose Marti  
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Yellow Journalist who controlled the New York Journal   William Randolph Hearst  
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Yellow Journalist who controlled the New York World   Joseph Pulitzer  
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Shocking stories and outrageous illustrations based on little factual information   Yellow Journalism  
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Aggressive patriotism to the point of wanting warm   Jingoism  
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American battleship which blew up (event started the Spanish American War)   USS Maine  
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Reasons for the Spanish American War   1. Yellow Journalism 2. Comparison between American Revolution and Cuban Revolution 3. Explosion of the Maine  
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Leading cause of death during the Spanish American War   Disease  
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Leader of the Philippine Rebellion who once fought with the USA during the Spanish American War   Emilio Aguinaldo  
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Leader of the Rough Riders   Theodore Roosevelt  
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Voluntary cavalry during the Spanish American War that consisted of a diverse group of men   Rough Riders  
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Treaty that ended the Spanish American War   Treaty of Paris  
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Territories gained by the USA during the Spanish American War   1. Cuba 2. Guam 3. Philippines 4. Puerto Rico  
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specified that Cuba had to allow the United States to buy or lease naval stations in Cuba and The United States had the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.   Platt Amendment  
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Protectorate   A country that is technically independent but is actually under the control of another country  
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Key issue for the USA because of new territories   Constitutional Rights of the people living in the new territories  
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an area where a foreign country controls all economic development   Spheres of Influence  
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policy that declared that other nations must share trading rights with the US   Open Door Policy  
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The art or practice of conducting international relations, as in negotiating alliances, treaties, and agreements.   Diplomacy  
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President who supported Big Stick Diplomacy   Theodore Roosevelt  
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stated that the U.S. would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary to maintain peace and stability in the Western Hemisphere   Roosevelt Corollary  
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Fleet of US battleships that traveled the globe to demonstrate military might   Great White Fleet  
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Canal built by the USA to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans   Panama Canal Zone  
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Type of Diplomacy that was supported by Taft   Dollar Diplomacy  
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US President who supported moral diplomacy   Woodrow Wilson  
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Type of diplomacy that focused on using the economy and business to push US influence and diplomacy   Dollar Diplomacy  
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Moral diplomacy only pledged to support countries who had similar what to the USA   Goverments  
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Type of diplomacy that used military force to push American diplomacy   Big Stick Diplomacy  
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