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chapter 12/13 Mr. Weilands Amer history
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11th Grade
11/13/2010

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Imperialism
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the economic and political domination of a stronger nation over a weaker nation
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Protectorate
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imperial power allowed local rulers to remain in control while protecting them against rebellion and invasion
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Anglo- Saxonism
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John fiske- the idea of english speaking nations had superior characteristics
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matthew C. Perry
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traveled to Japan to negotiate a trade treaty
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James G Blaine
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led early efforts to expand American efforts to latin American
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Pan- Americanism
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The US and Latin America work together
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Alfred T Mahan
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captain of US Navy
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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senator that pushe for construction for new navy
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Jose Marti
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exiled leader of cuban revolution (new York)
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William Randolf Hearst
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owned a newspaper journal and helped us get into the war
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yellow journalism
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exaggerated stories
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Enrique Dupuy De Lome
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discribed President McKinnley as weak
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USS Maine
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blew up and Spain was accused
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Jingoism
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George Dewey
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led squadron that destroyed Spanish warships in the philippines
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Leonard Wood
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leaders of Rough Riders
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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ordered his troops to attack the American soldiers in the Philippines
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Foraker Act
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making Puerto Rico an unincorporated territory
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The Platt Amendment
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Cuba would remain tied to the US
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list 4 specifics of the platt Amendment
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1.cuba could not make a treaty with another country 2. US could buy or lease naval stations in Cuba 3. cuba's debts had to be low 4. US could intervene to keep order in Cuba
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How did the Foraker Act affect Puerto Rico?
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Puerto Rico had no constitutional rights and were not citizens. Congress could pass any laws over the islands
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President McKinley defeated ____ for president in 1900
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William Jennings Bryan
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Sept 6, 1901 Leon Czolgosz shot and killed _______
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president McKinley
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