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New definition of manifest destiny

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Economic-can expand market and become world power

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New market

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China

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Alfred t. Mahon

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Wrote “the influence of sea power upon history, 1660-1783”

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5 recommendations by Alfred t. Mahon

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Navy to protect routes
Establish refueling stations in pacific
Build canal to connect oceans
Establish naval bases in Caribbean 
Build fleet of modern battleships
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Major factors for imperialism

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Economic competition(trade w/ US not GB)
Military comp.(protection of trade)
Belief in superiority Anglo-Saxon race

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White man’s burden

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Educate those they conquer

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Anti-Imperialism

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US shouldn’t dominate other countries
Natives weren’t given constitutional rights
Military occupation is expensive

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Missionaries in Hawaii

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1820s went but stayed and starte families acquiring large plantations and lots of money-sugar

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Economic ties with Hawaii

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Needed fueling station in turn no tariff on sugar sold in US if ships could be in their harbor(pearl harbor)

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McKinley tariff of 1890

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Highest in history-bc of depression-angered Hawaiians

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Result of McKinley tariff

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Hawaiians overthrew monarchy and asked to be annexed

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Change in monarchy

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Was queen Liliuokalani overthrown by Sanford dole who made temporary govt with himself as president and asked for annexation

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Cleveland’s view of Hawaii annexation

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Ignored govt-was friends with queen Liliuokalani

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McKinley’s view of Hawaii annexation

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After elected was for annexation-1898

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Reasons for canal across Central America

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More efficient and convenient for trade-cost less and was faster
Quick way to move ocean to ocean to protect possessions in each

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Why did US build canal without GB controlling it with them

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America decided after Spanish American war that the canal must be exclusively owned by US

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

An explosion sank the battleship Maine in Havana harbor

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Before

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

Major general Nelson a miles invaded Puerto Rico

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During

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

Spain ceded Guam Puerto Rico and Philippines to US

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After

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst used the yellow press to boost sales if their newspapers.

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Before

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

The Panama Canal was built

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After

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

The US became more involved in world affairs

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Affer

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

An event occurred which boosted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt

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During

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

Most of Spain’s colonies rebelled and gained their independence but Cuba an Puerto Rico remained under Spanish rule

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Before

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

The US was responsible for governing people in foreign lands

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After

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Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in Manila bay

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During

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

Disease claimed the lives of 4600 American soldiers

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During

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

A revolution broke out in Cuba in 1895

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Before

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

The army and navy were strengthened and the US became a military power

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After

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

American businessmen began to worry about sugar and tobacco investments they made in Cuba

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Before

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

American land forces took control of Manila the capital of the Philippines

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During

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

Spain’s Atlantic fleet was destroyed as it tried to escape from Santiago

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During

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

Spain gave Cuba its independence

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After

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

US paid Spain $20 million for the Philippines

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After

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

The Spanish ignored president William McKinley’s demand that Cuba be given its independence

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Before

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Before, during, or after Spanish-american war?

Theodore Roosevelt and the rough riders captured San Juan hill

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During

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What event boosted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt?

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Along with the rough riders he captured San Juan hill

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Yellow press

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Made Spanish appear more cruel and exaggerated facts

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Primary election

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Registered voters from each party chose the candidates that they wanted to run in the upcoming regular election

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Australian ballot

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Secret ballot

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Hepburn act

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Gave more power to the Interstate Commerce Commission resulting in lower railroad rates

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Meat and inspection act and the pure food and drug act

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Passed in 1906 Gave govt power to take action against companies whose products were impure unsafe or wrongly labeled

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19th amendment

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Passed in 1919 gave women suffrage

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National woman’s temperance union

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Created programs to educate people about problems of alcohol use

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Frances Willard

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President of WCTU developed grassroots support for temperance

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18th amendment

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Passed in 1919 made period if prohibition until repealed by 21st amendment

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