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Chapter Seventeen- Imperialism Flashcards

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idea of Anglo Saxonism

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Jim Fiske

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sent by Pres. Pierce to take a naval fleet to Japan and negotiate a peace treaty

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Commodore Matthew Perry

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bought Alaska from Russia

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William Seward

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Queen of Hawaii

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Queen Lilukiokalani

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tried to restore power to natives

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Queen Likikiokalani

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idea of Pan-Americanism

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James Blaine

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responsible for building of US modern navy

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Alfred Mahan

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Cuban rebel who worked for the independence of Cuba

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Jose Marti

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owner and publisher of NY World

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Joseph Pulitzer

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owner and publisher of NY Journal

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William Randolph Hearst

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commander of Spanish troops who tried to put down Cuban rebellion

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Gen Weyler

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used reconstruction camps

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Gen Weyler

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Pres. during the Spanish American War

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Pres. McKinley

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killed by Leon Czolgosz

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Pres. McKinley

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commander of American fleet stationed in Hong Kong and sent to Philippines to destroy Spanish fleet

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Commodore Dewey

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commanded the American ground troops in Philippines

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Gen. Lesley Meritt

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leader of Filipino rebels

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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leader of Roughriders

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Col. Leonard Wood

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became military governor of Cuba

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Gen. Leonard Wood

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famous Roughrider

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Teddy Roosevelt

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became Pres. upon death of McKinley

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Teddy Roosevelt

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responsible for building Panama Canal

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Teddy Roosevelt

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Roosevelt Corollary

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Teddy Roosevelt

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“Speak softly and carry a big stick”

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Teddy Roosevelt

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commander of Spanish fleet sent to Cuba that was destroyed

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Admiral Cereva

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commander of American ground forces in Cuba

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Gen Shafter

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led Americans at El Caney

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Gen Shafter

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led American forces in taking of Puerto Rico

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Gen. Nelson Miles

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communist dictator of Cuba today

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Castro

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military governor of Philippines

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Gen. Arthur MacArthur

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civilian governor of Philippines

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William Taft

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trouble shooter for T. Roosevelt in building of Panama Canal

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William Taft

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Dollar Diplomacy

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William Taft

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ran against McKinley in Pres. election of 1900

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William Jennings Bryant

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anarchist who shot McKinley

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Leon Czolgosz

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French agent who really wanted US to build Panama Canal

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Philip Buneau Varilla

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led revolt in Panama to make it an independent nation

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Philip Buneau Varilla

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in charge of building the Panama Canal

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  1. Col. Gothals

2. Col. Gorgas

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Pearl Harbor

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Hawaii

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Bayonet Consitituiton

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Hawaii

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Queen Liliuklani

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Hawaii

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Planters Revolt

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Hawaii

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1898 annexed

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Hawaii

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1959 became a state

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  1. Hawaii

2. Alaska

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Spanish Colony

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  1. Cuba
  2. Philippines
  3. Puerto Rico
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Rebellion 1868-1895 against Spain

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Cuba

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Spanish American War

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  1. Cuba
  2. Philippines
  3. Puerto Rico
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sinking USS Maine

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Cuba

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yellow journalism and sectionalism

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Cuba

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re-concentration camps

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Cuba

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deLome letter

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Cuba

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Teller Amendment

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Cuba

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Platt Amedment

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Cuba

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Roughriders

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Cuba

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El Caney

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Cuba

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San Juan Hill

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Cuba

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Kettle Hill

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Cuba

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Treaty Paris 1898

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  1. Cuba
  2. Philippines
  3. Puerto Rico
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Emilo Aguinaldo

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Philippines

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Manila

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Philippines

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Filipino Insurrection

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Philippines

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Jones Act 1916

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Philippines

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William Howard Taft civilian governor

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Philippines

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occupied by Japan during WWII

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Philippines

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spheres of influence

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China

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Open Door Policy

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China

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Boxer Rebellion

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China

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Clayton Bulwer Treat

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Panama

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Hay-Pauneforte Treaty

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Panama

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Hay Herin Treaty

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Panama

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Hay Buneau Varilla Treaty

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Panama

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revolted against Colombia

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Panama

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building of Canal

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Panama

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1852- Perry fleet visited

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Japan

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March 31st 1854 US signs treaty

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Japan

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Russo-Japanese WAr

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Japan

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Treaty of Portsmouth

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Japan

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Great White Fleet visited this area

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Japan

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Foraker Act

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Puerto Rico

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Jones Act 1917

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Puerto Rico

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still a US territory

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  1. Puerto Rico
  2. Guam
  3. American Samoa
  4. Wake Island
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bought from Russia

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Alaska

83
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Yukon and Klondike Gold Rush

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Alaska

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annexed by US 1876

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Midway Island

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coaling station

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Midway Island

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US battle in WWII

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Midway Island

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annexed in 1899

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Wake Island

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Pago Pago

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American Samoa

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US fought a mini war with Britain and Germany

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American Samoa

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1899 gained as a territory

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American Samoa

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US gained in Treaty of Paris 1898

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Guam

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What is a therm that applies to a country that is technically independent but is actually under control of another country?

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protectorate

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What is an agreement to stop fighting?

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armistice

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What were the prison camps that were set up by the Spanish in Cuba to try and control the people?

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reconcentration camps

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What was the all-volunteer group Calvary unit from the West that fought in the Spanish American War?

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Rough Riders

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What was created to keep the US involved in Cuba after the Spanish American War?

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Platt Amendment

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What term applies to it when reporters take liberties with reporting by exaggerating the facts?

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yellow journalism

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What was the name of the Constitution that the planters forced the King to accept that limited the power of the King?

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Bayonet Constitution

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What is economic and political domination of a strong nation over a weaker nation?

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imperialism

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What is the idea that English speaking nations had superior character, ideas and systems of governments, they were destine to rule the planet?

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Anglo-Saxonism

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What was the treaty between the US and Britain where they agreed that neither would exercise exclusive control over the building of a canal?

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Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

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What is the name given to the fighting between American forces and the Filipino rebels after the Spanish American war?

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Filipino Insurrection

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What is an attitude of aggressive nationalism?

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jingorism

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What is the name given to the type of reporting that plays to the people’s emotions?

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sectionalism

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What was Spain’s most important colony in the Western Hemisphere?

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Cuba

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What is the idea that the Latin American and US should work together?

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Pan Americanism

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What were the two areas in Alaska where gold was found?

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  1. Yukon

2. Klondike

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What term means to take or add to?

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annex

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What was the fueling station on American Samoa?

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Pago Pago

110
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What was the fueling station in Hawaii?

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Pearl Harbor

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What was the revolt in Hawaii that forced the Queen to give up her throne and set up a provisional government?

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Planter’s Revenge

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What were the newspapers that were influential in telling Americans about the conditions in Cuba?

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  1. New York World

2. New York Journal

113
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What was the letter that was written by a Spanish ambassador that criticized President McKinley?

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deLome Letter

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What was the US ship that was sunk in Havana harbor?

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USS Maine

115
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What was the treaty that ended the Spanish American War?

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Treaty of Paris 1898

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What set up the government in Philippines with a 2-house legislature and the US would appoint a governor?

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Philippine Government Act 1902

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What gave the people of Puerto Rico citizenship?

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Jones Act 1917

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What gave the Filipino people the right to elect both houses but said independence would wait until stable government was established?

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Jones Act 1916

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What is the term that applies to a port or region where a certain country would have exclusive right over trade, railroads, and mining?

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spheres of influence

120
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What called for all nations to have equal access to trade and invest in China?

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Open Door Policy

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What said Congress would pass whatever laws they wanted for the island, and the US would appoint governor and upper house while the people of Puerto Rico could elect the lower house?

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Foraker Act

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What was a rebellion afainst foreigners in China?

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Boxer Rebellion

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What said the US would intervene in affairs of Latin America and when necessary to maintain economic and political stability in the Western Hemisphere?

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Roosevelt Corollary

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What was the treaty that the US and Panama made that gave the US the right to build the canal?

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Hay Buneau Varilla Treaty

125
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What was the treaty that gave US the exclusive right to build and control through Central America?

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Hay Pauneforte Treaty

126
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What are the two fronts of the Spanish American war?

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  1. Philippines

2. Cuba and Caribbean

127
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What was the 8-hour battle fought that gave the Americans control over village in Cuba?

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El Caney

128
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What is the naval base that the US gained in Cuba as a result of the Platt Amendment?

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Guantanamo Bay

129
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What was added to declaration of war that called for US to help Cuba become an independent country once the war was over?

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Teller Amendment

130
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What was the policy of joining the business interests of a country with a diplomatic interest?

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Dollar Diplomacy

131
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What was the treaty that Teddy Roosevelt negotiated to tend the Russo-Japanese War?

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Treaty of Portsmouth

132
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What was the ship sent by Roosevelt to Panama to protect American interests?

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USS Nashville

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