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| the process of gaining an empire. An empire is one country that owns many colonies. In 1898 (beginning of imperialism), major powers had empires (like British). |
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"Father of Independence", leader of Cuban exiles in the Spanish American War, also a journalist |
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| 1901-1909=presidency, he succeeded McKinnely, created the Roosevelt Correlary, was imperialist, after losing both his mother and wife, he moved out West and wrote his most famous novel called The Winning of the West. |
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| first person to attempt to build the Panama canal. Previously built the Suez Canal. He failed because of the climate of the area and disease there. Also because it was mountainous. In 1901, he sold a strip of land to the US. |
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Issued in 1904 to Congress, extension of the Monroe Doctrine. TR denied that US had interest in aquiring more territory rather that if the countries they controlled were endangered in any way, they had the right to intervene into order to protect other countries interference. |
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| the name of the warship that exploded in Havana and killed 250 people. contributed to American's anger for no war. |
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| in 1898, this group of organized volunteers stormed San Juan Hill and would have been terminated without the help of negro troops called, "Buffalo Soldiers". |
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| In the Phillipines/Cuba, where the battle with the Rough Riders took place. |
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| was told by Roosevelt to attack the Spanish fleet in the Phillipines if war broke out with Spain. launched an attack in 1898 in Manila Bay destroying Spain's fleet in seven hours |
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| first rebelled against Spain in 1868 because of their poor, oppressive ruling, led by Jose Marti, and convinced |
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| founder of the Boy Scouts. the Boy Scouts had a spirit of adventure and militarism that inspired imperialism. |
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| an imperialist naval officer who wrote about how important it is to have a strong navy all around the world |
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| an anti imperalist who believed that we were wasting money overseas and should use it to solve social problems here at home. |
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power that owns all the countries/territories of a certain area. |
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to make a part of/obtain US annexed Hawaii, and made it a part of the US. took away their independence |
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| a country that is not a colony but it dominated by another higher power. Cuba=protectorate of US. we control Cubans although they are independent through the Platt Amendment. |
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| wrote for the NY times and talked about the Butcher through yellow journalism. |
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General Valeriano Wheler Spanish general in Cuba who committed atroscities. |
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US begins Panama Revolution Panama breaks away from Columbia and gives US the Canal Zone |
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Bayonet Constitution in Hawaii leased Pearl Harbor |
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| end of Filipino American War (1899-1902) |
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| US gives filipinos independence |
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a treaty is signed to end the Spanish American War |
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| Filipino American War, sweet little war, unusual because it was so short. |
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| US participation in WWI and Voting Rights/Citizenship for Puerto Ricans |
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| beginning of revolution in Cuba |
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President Cleveland, who succeeded President McKinnely In 1893, rich planters in Hawaii overthrow the government and ask Cleveland for entrance to the US and he refused. |
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| under leadership of Sanford Dole. This group created the Hawaiian republic. They were rich, white planters. |
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| governor of the Phillipines |
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economic reason for imperialism. offered more markets for the selling of more goods. |
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another reason for imperialism- we have to "help inferior races" to develop |
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| leader of Phillipines, US aligned with him against Spain. |
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| became ruler in 1891 succeeded her brother. was later torn from her thrown by the Annexation Club, |
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| promises Cuban independence but US military forces stay in Cuba |
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