US History Chapter 10 Flashcards

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U.S.S. Maine
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the mysterious explosion of the _______ in Havana habor helped push the united states to declare war against Spain
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Aguinaldo
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____________ led the rebellion against American rule in the Philippines
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Mahan
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_________ urged that the United States had to strengthen its navel forces before it could become a world power
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dollar diplomacy
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critics called the policy of using the U.S. government to promote American business in foreign countries ______________
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rough riders
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during the Spanish-american war, the __________--- were a prominent U.S. regiment of volunteer cavalry
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John Hay
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U.S. official who helped open up China
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Roosevelt Corollary
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supplement to the Monroe Doctrine
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Jose Marti
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Cuban resistance leader against Spain
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Pearl Harbor
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valuable U.S. naval base in Hawaii
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Panama Canal
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waterway though Central America
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Boxer Rebellion
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uprising in China against foreignors
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Treaty of Paris
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agreement ending Spanish American war
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imperialism
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policy of controlling weaker countries
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governor and upper house
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under the Foraker Act, the United States had the power to appoint Puerto Rico's _________ and ___________
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American
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the rebellion in the Philippines cost 4000 __________ lives
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Boxers
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the ________ were a group opposed to the growing foreign influence in China
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spheres of influence
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by the late 1800s, China had become home to several European _____________, areas where a nation claimed special rights and economic privileges
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bryan
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president McKinley's opponent in the 1900 presidential election was ______, a stauch opponent of imperialism
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Pancho Villa
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mexican rebel who opposed the Carranza government. his men attacked Americans in a New Mexico town
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Boxer Rebellion
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moment to rid China of Foreignors
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Aguinaldo
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led the Filipino rebels in fighting for freedom from the U.S. control of the Islands
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Marti
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Cuban poet and journalist who fought for Cuban independance
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Pershing
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American general who led the pursuit of Pancho Villa and his men
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Platt Amendment
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provision that said the U.S. could intervene in Cuba in the futurem and could also lease naval bases there.
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Manila Bay
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site in the Philippines where the Spnaish Fleet was destroyed
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Weyley
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spanish general who forced Cubans into concentration camps to supress rebellion
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Hay
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Secretary of State who called the 1898 conflict a "splendid little war"
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Alaska
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once referred to as Seward's Icebox or Seward's Folly. purchased in 1867
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Russia
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Alaska was purchased from this country
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Seward
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who bought Alaska from Russia
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Yellow Journalism
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practice of writing sensational stories to sell more newspapers
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Cuba
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Caribbean island lierated from Spanish control in 1898
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Puerto Rico
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Caribbean island that became a U.S. territory by way of treaty
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Cleveland
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President who refused to annex Hawaii
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imperialism
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the exersion of control of a powerful nation over the politics and economics of a weaker country
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Roosevelt Corollary
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proclaimed a U.S. right to intervene in the affairs of Latin America
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rough riders
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army unit that helped capture Kettle hill and San Juan hill
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Dewey
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his fleet destroyed the Spanish navy in the Philippines
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Roosevelt
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second in the charge of the rough riders
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Huerta
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president wilson refused to recognize the Mexican regime led by this general
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Hearts
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publisher of the New York Journal
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Panama Canal
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10 year project that mada a short cut between the Atlanta and Pacific.
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San Juan
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strategic hill overlooking santiago bay in cuba. captured by U.S. Army
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Pearl Harbor
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sought by the U,S. as a refueling port int he Hawaiian Islands
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Treaty of Paris
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negotiations that brought an end to the Spanish American war
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Mahan
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stressed the importance of having a powerful nacy
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liliuokalani
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last monarch of hawaii
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Havana
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where the USS maine was when an explosion ripped it apart
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Dole
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headed the government that overthrew the Hawaiian queen
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Rivera
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Puerto Rico statesman and publisher. fought for self rule in Puerto Rico
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Open Door
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John Hay's policy that hoped to secure long term trade opportunities in China
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McKinley
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U.S. President during the Spanish American War
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Kalakaua
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white business leaders forced King ___________ to change Hawaii's constitution to grant voting rights only to wealthy landowners
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McKinley Tariff
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cases a crisis by threatening Hawaiian sugar growers with economic disaster
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Cleveland
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President _________ formally recognizes the Republic of Hawaii
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Mckinley
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who favors the annexation of Hawaii, takes over the presidency of Cleveland
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Congress
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proclaims Hawaii an American territory
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Cuba
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this nation gained independance in the spanish american war
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de Lome letter
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its criticism of the American president caused American resentment toward Spain to turn to outrage
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Philippines
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after the war, the United States paid 20 million dollars to spain for the annexation of this land
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San Juan Hill
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Roosevelt was declared the hero of this, even though he and his units played only a minor role in its capture
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Dewey
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he was the naval commander who led the American forces that steamed into Manila Bay and destroyed the Spanish fleet
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Puerto Rico
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which nation was directly affected by the Foraker Act?
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Cuba
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to which nation did the Treaty of Paris of 1898 gaurantee independance from Spain?
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Cuba
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which nation did the Platt Amendment make a U.S. protectorate?
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Roosevelt
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the Panama Canal was built during his presidency
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Wilson
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during his presidency, the United States and Mexico came close to war
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Pershing
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he led American forces into Mexico in persuit of a Mexican revolutionary leader
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missionary diplomacy
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this term refers to the policy of denying recognition of Latin American governments that the united states viewed as oppressive, undemocratic, or hostile to U.S. interest
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Roosevelt Corollary
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also known as "big stick" diplomacy, this offical American policy statd that disorder in Latin America could force the United States to send its military into Latin America nations to protect American economic interest
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