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Walter Lafeber
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he viewed that "the u.s. did not set out on a ewpansionist path in the late 1890s in a sudden, spur-of-the-moment fashion. the overseas empire that Americans controlled in 1900 was not a break in their history, but a natural culmination."
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Monroe Doctrine
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instructed European nations to stay out of the affairs of the western hemisphere, while remaining virtually impregnable to foreign attack.
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isolationism
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a belief that the u.s. should stay out of the entanglements with other nations. it was widespread after the spanish-american war in the late 1890s and inflluenced later u.s. foreign policy.
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imperialism
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the policy of extending a nation's power through militay conquest, economic domination, or annexation
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Josiah Strong
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a congregational minister and fervent expansionist, suggest the strength of the developing ideas.
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"our country"
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published by Josiah Strong. called for foreign missions to civilize the world under the anglo-saxon races. argued for expanding american trade and dominion
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william henry seward
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secretary of state; aggressively pushed an expansive foreign policy
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queen liliuckalani
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queen of hawaii; resentful of white minority rule, she decreed a new constitution that gave greater power to native hawaiians
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alfred thayer mahan
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scholar and austere who was the era's most influential naval strategist his reasoning was simple and, to that generation, persuasive. he called attention to the worldwide race for power, a race, that the u.s. could not afford to lose.
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"the influence of sea power upon history"
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written by mahan
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George dewey
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commander of the asiatic squatron located at hong knog, crushed the spanish fleet in manila bay.
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mckinley tariff
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ended the special status given Hawaiian sugar and at the same time awarded american producers a bounty of 2 cents a pound
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wilson gorman tariff
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ended reciprocity
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valeriano weyler
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he was relentless and brutal; gave rebels 10 days to lay down their arms. "reconsentration" policy
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yellow journalism
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in order to sell newspapers to the public before and during the spanish-american war, publishers hearst and pulitzer engaged in blatant sensationalization of the news. although it did not cause the war, it helped turn the u.s. public opinion against spains actions in cuba.
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USS Maine
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ship; exploaded in the Havana harbor; russia was blamed
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reconcentration policy
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move the native population into camps and destroy the rebellion's popular base
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teller amendment
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the u.s. pledged that it did not intend to annex cuba and that it would recongnize cuban independence from spain after the spanish-american war
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"splendid little war"
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spanish-american was. 10 week war. victories to fill every headline and slogans
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san juan hill
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battle that was adjacent to kettle hill
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treaty of paris 1898
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signed by the u.s. and spain in dec. ended war. spain recognized cuba's independence and assumed the cuban debt. ceded puerto rico and guam to u.s. also ceded the philippines
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Charles Francis Adams
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warned the possession of colonies meant big armies, government, and debts.
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anti-imperialist league
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fought against the treaty of paris. members oppossed the acquisition of overseas colonies believeing it would subvert american ideals and institiutions.
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foraker act
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established puerto rico as an unorganized u.s. territory
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platt amendment
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the provisions stipulated that cuba should make no treaties, acuire no debts and lease naval babses such as guantanamo bay to the u.s. empowered the u.s. to intervene in cuba to maintain government
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open door policy
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notes by sec. of state john hay. established free trade between the u.s. and china and attempted to enlist major europeon and asian nations in recongnizing the territorial integrity of china. it marked a departure from american tradition of isulationism and signaled the country's growing involvement in the world.
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john hay
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wrote the open door policy. sec. of state. addressed identical diplomatic notes to england, germany, russia, france, japan, and italy. asking them to join u.s. in open door policy.
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