history Flashcards
(21 cards)
Albert Beveridge
Indiana senator in favor of Imperialism
Grover Cleveland
former President who opposed imperialism
Maximo Gomez
fought for the freedom of the Cuban people from Spain
Benjamin Harrison
President who attempted to annex Hawaii
William Randolph Hearst
publisher who used yellow journalism get Americans to support a war with Spain
Benito Juárez
elected President of Mexico
Enrique de Lome
wrote a letter characterizing the President as weak
Alfred Thayer Mann
advocated for a large, modern day navy
William McKinley
President during the Spanish American war
Mathew Perry
Naval commander who opened trade parts in Japan
Theodore Roosevelt
Assistant Secretary of the Navy when war was declared on Spain
William Seward
secretary of the state responsible for the acquisition of Alaska
John L. Stevens
U.S. minister to Hawaii who looked to annex
Josiah Strong
argued that the expansion of American ideals constituted a Christian duty
Valerian Weyler
Spanish general who establish the Reconstitution Policy in Cuba
Emilio Aguinaldo
Filipino rebel who fought against the Spanish and the US. The US did not realize he was president and thought he was a terrorist
George Dewey
Navy Commander who was in charge of entire Pacific fleet -
John Hay
Secretary of State under McKinley and T. Roosevelt that wrote the Open Door Policy
William Taft
had ambitions of helping the island recover from the rebellion, created 2 chamber legislator
Redfield Proctor
Senator who reported on conditions in Cuba
General Leonard Wood
Placed in charge by President Mckinley during the Spanish American War
