Spanish Revolution😻 Flashcards

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Who was Jose Marti?

A

A Cuban rebel,

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Who were the rough riders?

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A group of athletes, cowboys, etc. who were led by TR.

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Who were the Buffalo Soilders?

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An all black regiment who were very important in the war.

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What happened at the battle of San Juan Hill?

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Major battle of the Spanish American war, Spanish suffered heavy casualties.

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What was the Platt Admendment?

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-cuba not allowed alliances
-us could interfere with Cuban affairs
-Cuba must lease Guatemala bay navy
-cubs was not allowed to be in debt

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Who was Admiral Dewey?

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A general sent by TR from china to Manila.

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What happened at Manila Bay?

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Within 7 hours the Spanish fleet was destroyed, only one American died.

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Who was Emily Aquinaldo?

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Leader of the Filipino rebels.

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What was the Treaty of Paris?

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-cuba gives up Porto Rico & cuba is free
-US pays Spain 20 million dollars for the philipenes

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Who were Anti-imperialists?

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Mark Twain, Carnige, etc/ are against expanding.

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What happened to president McKinley?

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He was shot by an anarchist and died some days later.

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What was the big stick diplomacy?

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“Procede with caution, and use violence if nessecary.”

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What was the Roosevelt Corollary?

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The prevention of European country’s sending troops to Central America.

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Monroe Doctrine vs. Corollary

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Monroe: defense
Corollary: offense

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What was the great white fleet?

A

American navy rises from 12 to 3
130000 men
Roosevelt insisted on strong global presence.

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16
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Panama Canal steps?

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1- French leased it from govt. of Columbia
2- US bought lease from France
3- agreed upon 99 year lease
4- Columbia rejects treaty
5- US encourages people of Panama to revolt
6- Panama is independent
7- US makes treaty with people of Panama

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What was the collective security system?

A

A system by which states have attempted to stop wars.

18
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Colonial imperialism?

A

One country’s taking over another country normally by force.

19
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Cultural imperialism?

A

One country’s culture impacting another’s.

20
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Political imperialism?

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One country influences the goverment of another.

21
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Economic imperialism?

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One country controls key aspects of another country’s economy.

22
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Monroe doctrine?

A

Warned eropean nations not to get involved with central and South America.

23
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US expansion

A
  • desire new economic markets
  • invest in trading with forgin markets
24
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Who was captain Alfred Thayer Marian?

A

He wanted a larger navy and got it by…
- believing that to be strong US must sell products to global markets
- the nation needed an improved navy
- navy would require colonies for oversea bases
- book propelled the modernization of the U.S. navy

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Pan-American Congress

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Goal was to promote economic cooperation and trade among the Americas.

26
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Seward’s folly was the secretary of states nickname why?

A

He bought Alaska, for a really expensive amount back then, and people thought it was a waste but actually it gave america lots of natural recorces.

27
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What was the boxer rebellion?

A

The US was interested in China because of trade. The open door policy unrestricted trade with China. Secret Chinese society’s wanted to get rid of american influence. Societies rebelled, killing 200 people.