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11th Grade
02/13/2007

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3 out of 5 reasons for imperialism
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1. overseas markets(for agricultural and industrial goods)---------
2. Yellow press (yellow journalism)--------
3. Missionary impulse (the desire to spread christianity to underdeveloped countries "Backward people")-----------
4.racism.darwinism(anglo-saxon are supperior...and earth belonged to strong and fit)
5. Need for naval bases and coaling stations
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3 main advocates for imperialism
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alfred Thayer Mahan----josiah strong------james G. Blaine
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Alfred Thayer Mahan
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naval captain, author of "The Influence of Sea Power upon History" argued that if a nation hoped to be a world power, it had to have a world class navy
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Josiah Strong
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preacher-Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis...believed that US had a moral obligation to spread christianity to underdeveloped countries
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James G. Blaine
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Big Sister policy which aimed to rally the Latin American countries behind Uncle Sam'sleadership to Yankee traders---presided over the first Pan-American Conferencein 1889
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monroe doctrine
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1823 says no more further colonization in the Americas, written by john quincy adams
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The Great Rapprochement
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stated that Hawaiian sugar could enter the US Duty free and that Hawaii would not lease any naval ases to other countries
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McKinley Tariff of 1890
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eliminated the duty-free status of Hawaiian sugar
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Queen Lil
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advocated a policy of "Hawaii for Hawaiians" ---planter class revolted against the queen and asked Washington to annex Hawaii, but President Cleveland withdrew the treaty from the senate.
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admiral Cervera
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led the fleet of warships to cuba after the outbreak of the war
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General William Shafter
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leader of ill prepared Americans to drive out Cervera
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Rough Riders
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part of the invading army, regiment of volunteers of cowboys and ex-athletes
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Col. Leonard Wood
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commanded the Rough Riders
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Theodore Roosevelt
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principally oranized the Rough Riders
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San Juan Hill
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where the first battle broke out on july 1st
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Seward's Folly/Seward's Ice box
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term used for alaska, because they thought it was a pointless, cold purchase
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