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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.
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| Protectorate | the relation of a strong state toward a weaker state or territory that it protects and partly controls.
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| Anglo Saxonism | Americans believed that their culture is superior and it should be spread to different cultures.
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| Josiah Strong | an American Protestant clergyman, organizer, editor and author. He was one of the founders of the Social Gospel movement
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| Matthew C. Perry | was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West
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| Queen Liliuokalani | was the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian islands. She felt her mission was to preserve the islands for their native residents
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| James G. Blaine | (January 31, 1830 – January 27, 1893) was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,
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| Pan Americanism | movement toward commercial, social, economic, military, and political cooperation among the nations of North, Central, and South America.
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| Alfred T. Mahan | U.S. naval officer and historian, b. West Point, N.Y. A Union naval officer in the Civil War, he later lectured on naval history and strategy at the Naval War College, Newport, R.I., of which he was president (1886–89, 1892–93).
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| Henry Cabot Lodge | 1850–1924, U.S. Senator,Boston. admitted to the bar in 1876.long career in U.S. Senate, edited North American Review,lecturer on American history at Harvard, edited member of the Massachusetts house of representatives
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| William Randolph Hearst | Born: 29 April 1863 Died: 14 August 1951 Birthplace: San Francisco, California Best known as: Founder of the Hearst newspaper chain The son of a U.S. senator
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| Joseph Pulitzer | 1847–1911 American newspaper publisher&politician,He emigrated to the US in 1864, served a year in Union army in the Civil War,journalist-Westliche Post,elected Missouri legislature,reputation-liberal reformer.made St. Louis Post-Dispatch successful paper
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| Yellow Journalism | or the yellow press is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines
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| Enrique Dupuy de Lome | Spanish ambassador to the United States.
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| Jingoism | extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy.
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| Theodore Roosevelt | Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States (1901– 1909).
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| George Dewey | (December 26, 1837 – January 16, 1917) was an admiral of the United States Navy. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay
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| Emilio Aguinaldo | March 22, 1869 – February 6, 1964) was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader.
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| Rough Riders | The Rough Riders is the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War
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| Leonard Wood | (October 9, 1860 – August 7, 1927) was a physician who served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Military Governor of Cuba
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| Foraker Act | officially the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico
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| Platt Amendment | The Platt Amendment of 1901 was a rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act presented to the U.S. Senate by Connecticut Republican Senator Orville H.
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| Sphere of Influence | In the field of international relations, a sphere of influence (SOI) is an area or region over which a state or organization has significant cultural, economic, military
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| Open Door Policy | The Open Door Policy is a concept in foreign affairs, which usually refers to the policy around 1900 allowing multiple Imperial powers access to China, with none
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| Boxer Rebellion | In 1900, a group known as the Boxers murdered thousands of foreigners, especially missionaries, in an attempt to rid China of all foreign influence.
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| 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 Theodore Roosevelt sent to tour the World 16 Dec 1907 to 22 Feb 1909
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| Hay Pauncefote Treaty | Superseding the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901 set out U.S. and British interests in connection to a canal through Central America.
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| Dollar Diplomacy | A policy aimed at furthering the interests of the United States abroad by encouraging the investment of U.S. capital in foreign countries.
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