History Test Imperialism – Dollar Diplomacy – Flashcards
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Secratary of State Seward
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Purchased Alaska for 7.2 million dollars. This was known as ____________ Folly because people thought Alaska was a "walrus covered iceberg."
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Commodore Matthew Perry
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Convinced Japan to open trade with the US.
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President William McKinley
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Annexed Hawaii. President when Spanish American War was started and finished. A cautious president that wanted peace, but could not stop the growing demands for war. He made offers to the Spanish which they refused.
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President William McKinley
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Annexed Hawaii. President when Spanish American War was started and finished. A cautious president that wanted peace, but could not stop the growing demands for war. He made offers to the Spanish which they refused.
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Queen Lilioukalani
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The Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests.
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Admiral George Dewey
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Admiral of the US navy, and best known for his victory at the battle of manila bay and attained highest rank in navy possible.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Led the Rough Riders up San Juans Hill and later became president. Known for his big stick theory and his Foreign Policy. A much more aggressive president than McKinley or Roosevelts successor.
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Valeriano Weyler
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Spains best general. During the Spanish American War, he put thousands of US Troops into concentration camps.
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Walter Reed
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United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes.
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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Leader of the Filipino independence movement against Spain. He was also a Filipino politician.
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President Clinton
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US president when Panama received full control of the Panama Canal.
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President Carter
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US president who returned the Canal to Panama.
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George Goethals
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American engineer that helped design the Panama Canal.
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The Rough Riders
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A group made up of miners, college athletes, and policemen, led by Theodore Roosevelt, that charged up San Juans Hill.
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The Boxers
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Chinese nationalists who showed their displeasure with foreign imperialists by attacking and murdering foreigners in their country and Christian Chinese.
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F. de Lesseps
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John F. Stevens
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John Hay
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Midway
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Islands halfway across the Pacific Ocean from the US to Asia. They were annexed in 1867 and they were used for refueling and protection of the West Coast.
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San Juans Hill
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The most famous incident of the Spanish American War, T. Roosevelt led the Rough Riders in a charge up this Hill.
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Manila
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Admiral George Dewey led a surprise attack the during the Spanish Am. War on the Spanish Navy which he destroyed in 7 hrs. This was the first battle of the war.
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Panama (canal)
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The Panama canal was a canal that the French tried to build, but failed. The US successfully built this canal and used it for making trade and getting the US Navy through SA faster.
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Samoa (Pago Pago)
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A port that the US annexed Samoa for. It was a very successful port.
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Puerto Rico
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One of the islands the US gained from the Spanish Am. War.
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Alaska
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A "walrus covered iceberg" that Seward purchased. Later gold and coal were found on this country.
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Philippians
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China
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Cuba
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Hawaii (Pearl Harbor)
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Russia (Russo-Jap War)
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Columbia
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Guam
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Spain/Spanish
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Santo Domingo
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Havana
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Gatun Lake
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Chagres River
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USA
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