ch 1 key terms and people to know Flashcards

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(Big Sister Policy) a foreign policy of Secretary of State James G. Blaine aimed at rallying Latin American nations behind

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American leadership and opening Latin American markets to Yankee traders.

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(Big Sister Policy) The policy bore fruit in …, when Blaine presided over the

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1889; First International Conference of American States

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(Big Sister Policy) This policy eventually led to significant land deals between the

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Americas

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(Big Sister Policy) The land deals that resulted from the policy was exactly what Blaine was hoping to achieve, in that the United States gained

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authority over particular Latin American nations

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(Great Rapprochement) after decades of occassionally “twisting the lion’s tail,” american diplomates began to cutivate close,

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cordial relations with Great Britain at the end of the 19th century

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(Great Rapprochement) these cordial relations would intensify further during

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WWI

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(Great Rapprochement) the Great Rapprochement was important due to the fact that it resulted in a gargantuan transition in relations between the

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U.S. and Great Britain

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(Great Rapprochement) hostility toward Britain would begin to … as a result of this reconciliation, thus lessening the number of … between the two nations

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diminish; conflicts

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(Great Rapprochement) an amiable relationship between the two countries resulted in their

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alliance during both world wars

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(McKinley Tariff) shepherded through Congress by President William McKinley, this tariff raised duties on …. and set off renewed efforts to secure the …

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Hawaiian sugar; annexation of Hawaii to the United States

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(McKinley Tariff) the tariff was disadvantageous for americans who were gaining profits from sugar production in Hawaii, thus increasing …. and causing a …. that resulted in a …

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interest in annexation of Hawaii; revolt; traty of annexation

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(Insurrectos) Cuban insurgents who sought

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freedom from colonial Spanish rule

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(Insurrectos) their destructive tactics threatened American … interests in

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economic; Cuban plantations and railroads

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(Insurrectos) The insurrectos’ actions influenced Spanish overlords to restrain Cuban citizens by

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placing them in unsanitary camps

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(Insurrectos) The conditions of the Cubans provoked the ire of American citizens, resulting in …… The American’s fury continually increased, eventually leading to ..

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hatred toward the Spanish; war

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(Maine) battleship dispatched to keep a “friendly” watch over Cuba in early 1898. It mysteriously … in Havana harbor on …., with a loss of …. sailors

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blew up; Feb 15, 1898; 260

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(Maine) later evidence confirmed that the explosion was …, resulting from …. but many Americans, eager for war, insisted that it was the fault of a Spanish ….

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accidental; combustion in one of the ship’s internal coal bunkers; submarine mine

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(Maine) the explosion of the maine revealed that Americans desired

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war against Spain

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(Maine) due to the americans desire for war, the explosion of the Maine placed McKinley in a complicated situation in that he did not want …, but he did want the U.S. to have …

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war; authority over Cuba.

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(Maine) The desire for control over Cuba took precedence, resulting in …. as well as the creation of the …

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war with Spain; Teller Amendment

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(teller amendment) a proviso to president william mckinley’s war plans that proclaimed to the world that when the U.S. had …., it would give….

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overthrown Spanish misrule; Cuba its freedom

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(teller amendment) the amendment testified to the ostensibly … designs of the initial war plans

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“anti-imperialist”

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(teller amendment) the teller amendment was founded on the assumption that the U.S. would win the war, thus displaying …, …., and …. on the part of American citizens

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confidence, determination, nationalism

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(Rough Riders) organized by Theodore roosevelt, this was a colorful, motley regiment of …. consisting of .., …, and …

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Cuban war volunteers; western cowboys; ex-convicts; effete Ivy Leaguers

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(Rough Riders) Roosevelt emphasized his experience with the regiment in

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subsequent campaigns for governor of NY and vice president under William McKinley

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(Rough Riders) The Rough Riders fought against the Spaniards at … and … on July 1, and continued to draw nearer to …

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El Caney; Kettle Hill; Santiago

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(Rough Riders) Two days after July 1, they….

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defeated the Spaniards

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(Rough Riders) this occurrence (defeat of Spaniards) led to the …, with an … that was signed on …

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conclusion of the war; armistice; August 12, 1898

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(Anti-Imperialist League) a diverse group formed to protest American colonial oversight in the

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philippines

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(Anti-Imperialist League) it included …, …, …, and …

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university presidents, industrialists, clergymen, labor leaders

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(Anti-Imperialist League) Strongest in the .., the Anti-Imperialist League was the largest lobbying organization on a …. until the end of the …

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northeast; U.S. foreign-policy issue; nineteenth century

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(Anti-Imperialist League) it declined in strength after the United States signed the … (which approved the ….), and especially after hostilities broke out between … and …

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Treaty of Paris; annexation of the Philippines; Filipino nationalists; American forces

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(Anti-Imperialist League) the formation of the league was an indication of … and … on the part of the American people

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dissent; dissatisfaction

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(Anti-Imperialist League) the league highlighted the injustice of imperialistm through their references to the … and the … however, they were unsuccessful in achieving their goal of preventing the annexation of the philippines

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declaration of Independence; Constitution

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(Foraker Act) Sponsored by Joseph B. Foraker, a Republican from Ohio, this accorded Puerto Ricans a

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limited degree of popular government

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(Foraker Act) the first comprehensive ocngressional effort to provide governance of territories acquired after the …, it served as a model for a similar act adopted for the …. in …

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Spanish-American war; Philippines; 1902

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(Foraker Act) although the foraker act granted Puerto Ricans some rights, it didn’t address the issue of their …

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independence

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(Foraker Act) Puerto Ricans began to question their .., resulting in the …

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political identity; insular cases

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(insular cases) beginning in 1901, a badly divided Supreme Court decreed in these cases that the Constitution did not

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follow the flag

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(insular cases) in other words, Puerto Ricans Filipinons would not necessarily enjoy all

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American rights

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(insular cases) through these cases, citizens of Puerto Rico and the Philippines were denied the rights of Amricans, thus answering the Puerto Ricans’ question off whether they were … or …

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citizens; subjects

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(insular cases) the denial of such rights contradicted the ideals that the U.S. stands for, in that significant documents advocate … and the ….

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independence; consent of the governed

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(platt amendment) following its military occupation, the U.S. successfully pressured the Cuban gov to write this amendment into its

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constitution

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(platt amendment) it limited Cuba’s …., controlled its …., and stipulated that the U.S. could intervene militarily to …. when it saw fit

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treaty-making abilities; debts; restore order

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(platt amendment) this amendment contradicted the notion that Cuba was … by granting the U.S. unreasonable …

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independent; authority over the region

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(platt amendment) it resulted in … and … toward America on the part of Cuban citizens

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dissatisfaction; bitterness

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(Open Door note) a set of diplomatic letters in which Secretary of State John Hay urged te great powers to respect … and …. within their spheres of influence

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Chinese rights; free and open competition

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(Open Door note) The notes established the “Open Door policy” which sought to ensure access to the …. for the …., despite the fact that it did not have a …

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Chinese market; U.S.; formal sphere of influence in China

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(Open Door note) with all of the great powers, except Russia, agreeing to the terms of the Open Door note, these letters illustrated the … tha the U.S. was gaining internationally

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respect

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(Open Door note) despite the act that the letters were meant to benefit the chinese, … arose in the form of the …

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mutiny; Boxer Rebellion

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(Boxer Rebellion) an uprising in China directed against

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foreign influence

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(Boxer Rebellion) it was suppressed by an international force of some …, including …

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eighteen thousand soldiers; several thousand Americans

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(Boxer Rebellion) the boxer rebellion paved the way for the …, which led to the estabishment of the …

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revolution of 1911; Republic of China in 1912

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(Boxer Rebellion) additionally, the U.S. took advantage o this event by demanding a compensation of … of which the U.S. was to receive …

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$333 million; $24.5 million

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(Boxer Rebellion) The U.S. utilized … to furhter westernize Asians.

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$18 million of the $24.5 million

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(Hay-Pauncefote treaty) a treaty signed between the U.S. and Great Britain giving Americans a free hand to

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build a canal in Central America

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(Hay-Pauncefote treaty) The treaty nullified the …. which prohibited Britain or the United States from acquiring …

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Clayton-Bulwer Treaty of 1850; territory in Central America

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(Hay-Pauncefote treaty) this treaty was indicative of the … between Britain and the U.S.

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amiable relations

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(Hay-Pauncefote treaty) moroever, with the U.S. looking to build a canal in the Panama region, a conflict with … arose

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Colombians

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(Hay-Pauncefote treaty) panamanians wanted the canal to be built, and thus, they began to … with …

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rebel; support from the U.s.

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(Hay-Pauncefote treaty) The U.S. was then able to build in the panama region, however, this incident worsened relations between the U.S and

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Latin America

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(Roosevelt Corollary) a brazen policy of “preventive intervention” advocated by TR in his …

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Annual Message to Congress in 1904

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(Roosevelt Corollary) adding ballast to the Monroe Doctrine, his corollary stipulated that the U.S> would retain a right to intervene in the … of Latin American nations in order to restore ..

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.domestic affairs; military and financial order

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(Roosevelt Corollary) the corollary served to plae the US> in anegative light in that Latin Americans believed the declaration to be a tactic for the U.S. to

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control their nations

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(Root-Takahira agreement) agreement by which the U.S and Japan agreed to respect each other’s …. in the … and to uphold the … in …

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teritorial possessions; Pacific; Open Door; China

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(Root-Takahira agreement) the agreement was credited with …. between the two nations, but it also resulted in a weakened …. over further ….

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easing tensions; American influence; Japanese hegemony in China

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(Root-Takahira agreement) the agreement established a … between the nations, thus alleviating … and helping to avoid …

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temporary peace; tensions; war

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(Josiah Strong) strong was a reverend as well as the writer of

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Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis

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(Josiah Strong) Strong’s book influenced missionaries to .. of the purpose of

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travel internationally; introducing the Gospel to others

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(Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan) author of …., published in…

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The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783; 1890

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(Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan) Mahan articulated that strength and power would derive from having

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“control of the sea”

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(Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan) Due to the notions presented within his book, Mahan played a significant role in causing a

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naval race between the world powers

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(James G. Blaine) served as … for 2 terms; creator and proponent of the …, which involved “opening Latin American markets to Yankee traders’

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secretary of state; Big Sister policy

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(James G. Blaine) Blaine’s policy was moderately successful and it marked the beginning of a

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“series of inter-American assemblages” U.S. gains power over some latin american countries

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(Richard Olney) served as …. during Cleveland’s presidency; Olney became involved in Britain’s conflict with …, threatening to enforce the …

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secretary of state; Venezuela; Monroe Docrine

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(Richard Olney) Olne’s threat ot enforce the Monroe Doctrine eventually led to a threat from President Cleeland and Congress to …

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declare war

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(Richard Olney) this occurrence served to make the U.S. appear … in that Britain …, allowing fo the U.S. to draw a … between Britain and Venezuela

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strong; conceded; boundary line

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(Richard Olney) it also inspired the British to establish … with the U.s

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amiable relations

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(Liliuokalani)the last … she refused to allow the United States to …, which resulted in …

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queen of Hawaii; annex the islands; mutiny from white settlers

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(Liliuokalani) her refusal to permit Americans to annex Hawaii had the opposite effect in that it influenced whites to revolt, resulting in a ….. However, when President Cleveland came into power, he …

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treaty of annexation; repealed the treaty

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(“Butcher” Weyler) Spanish general who traeled to Cuba in 1896 for the purpose of

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defeating the insurrectos

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(“Butcher” Weyler) His endeavors involved inumane ats such as placing civilians in

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unsanitary camps

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(“Butcher” Weyler) Weyler’s methods enabled journalists William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer to report on the

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horrors occurring in Cuba

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(“Butcher” Weyler) However, the journalists fabricated numerous stories of abominations occurring in Cuba, which inspired anger within Americans towards

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Spanish officials who were ruling cuba

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(Dupuy de Lome) spanish ambassador in washington and writer of a derogatory letter concernin g

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president mckinley

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(Dupuy de Lome) this ltter was made public by Hearst, resulting in de Lome’s

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resignation

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(Dupuy de Lome) the letter also increased the fury that Americans felt toward the

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Spanish overlords that had authority over Cuba

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(George Dewey) Dewey was a navy officer who led the … to the Philippines in a mission against ..

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American Asiatic Squadron; Spain

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(George Dewey) On May 1, 1898, Dewey’s men killed and injured approx. … Spaniards, with … American casualites

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400; no

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(George Dewey) despite this initial success, Dewey was unable to overtake Manila without the …

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aid of reinforcements

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(George Dewey) Finally, on August 13, 1898, Manila was

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captured

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(George Dewey) Dewey’s mission in the Philippines shifted focus back to the

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Hawaiian Islands

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(George Dewey) the belief that Americans were depending on Hawaiias a “coaling and provisioning way station” became prominent, causing President McKinley to become concerned oer the possibility that Japan would

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attempt to gain control over the islands

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(George Dewey) As such, the U.S> acted quickly,

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annexing Hawaii

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(emilio Aguinaldo) Aguinaldo was the leader of the …, who worked with the Americans during the…

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Filipino rebels; capture of Manila

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(emilio Aguinaldo) However, Aguinaldo and his men later rose against the … but he was captured in …

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U.S.; 1901

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Aguinaldo played a significant role in overthrowing the … As such, he was an essential figure in the effort to defeat … and eradicate ..

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Spaniards; Spain; colonialism

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(William H. taft) taft was the governor of the … in …. there he formed a ….

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philippines; 1901; strong attachment to the filipinos

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(William H. taft) taft served in the philippines as a part of mckinley’s plan to establish … between Americans and Filipinos, however, this plan was …

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cordial relations; unsuccessful

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(William H. taft) the Filipinos were eventually granted true independence on

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July 4, 1946

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(John Hay) secretary of state John Hay authored the .. in …, which addressed the great powers concerning the rihts of the Chinese people

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Open Door notes; 1899

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(John Hay) Through his letters, Hay established the

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open-door policy

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(John Hay) However, Hay was unsuccessful in ensuring access to the … for the U.S.

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Chinese market

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(theodore Roosevelt) Roosevelt became president in … following the ….

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1901; assassination of President McKinley

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(theodore Roosevelt) It was during Roosevelt’s presidency that the land for the … was acquired and the … was announced. Roosevelt also played a significant role in ending the …

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Panama canal; Roosevelt corollary; Russo-Japanese War

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(theodore Roosevelt) throughout his presidency, TR asserted the .. of the U.S.

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authority

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(theodore Roosevelt) Roosevelt’s determination and energy aided in maintaining the Us as a

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superpower

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(theodore Roosevelt) however, these atributes also resulted in resentment from

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Latin America and Japan