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Albert Beveridge

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Indiana senator in favor of Imperialism

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Grover Cleveland

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former President who opposed imperialism

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Maximo Gomez

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fought for the freedom of the Cuban people from Spain

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Benjamin Harrison

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President who attempted to annex Hawaii

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William Randolph Hearst

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publisher who used yellow journalism get Americans to support a war with Spain

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Benito Juárez

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elected President of Mexico

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Enrique de Lome

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wrote a letter characterizing the President as weak

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Alfred Thayer Mann

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advocated for a large, modern day navy

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William McKinley

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President during the Spanish American war

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Mathew Perry

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Naval commander who opened trade parts in Japan

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Assistant Secretary of the Navy when war was declared on Spain

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William Seward

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secretary of the state responsible for the acquisition of Alaska

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John L. Stevens

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U.S. minister to Hawaii who looked to annex

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Josiah Strong

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argued that the expansion of American ideals constituted a Christian duty

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Valerian Weyler

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Spanish general who establish the Reconstitution Policy in Cuba

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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Filipino rebel who fought against the Spanish and the US. The US did not realize he was president and thought he was a terrorist

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George Dewey

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Navy Commander who was in charge of entire Pacific fleet -

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John Hay

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Secretary of State under McKinley and T. Roosevelt that wrote the Open Door Policy

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William Taft

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had ambitions of helping the island recover from the rebellion, created 2 chamber legislator

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Redfield Proctor

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Senator who reported on conditions in Cuba

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General Leonard Wood

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Placed in charge by President Mckinley during the Spanish American War

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