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Chapter 10
Term | Definition |
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queen liliuokalani | ruler of hawaii |
imperialism | stronger nations claiming weaker tyerritories |
Alfred t. mahan | admiral of the us navy |
william seward | secritary of state under lincoln and johnson |
pearl harbor | the kingdoms best port in hawaii |
sanford b. dole | set up new gov. in hawaii |
jose marti | cuban poet |
valeriano weyler | spainish general sent to stop the cuban revolution |
yellow journalism | exaggerates news to make it more interesting |
u.s.s. maine | sent to cuba to bring home Americans. it was then blown up |
George dewey | gave order to fire on Spanish fleet |
rough riders | a volunteer calvalry |
san juan hill | strategic location where a battle was faught |
treaty of paris | ordered a seize fire |
foraker act | ended military rule and set up a civil government |
Platt Amendment | The us insisted that Cuba add to its constitution several provisions, known as this. |
Protectorate | A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power. |
emAmilio Aguinaldo | A rebel who believed that the US had promised independence. |
John Hay | US secretary of state who issued a series of policy statements called Open Door Notes. |
Open Door Notes | These notes were letters addressed to leaders of Imperialist nations proposing that the nations share their trading rights with the US, creating an open door. |
Boxer Rebellion | A famous rebellion in china. |
Panama Canal | A canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific going through the country of Panama |
Roosevelt Corollary | A statement added to the Monroe doctrine by Roosevelt. |
Dollar Diplomacy | The policy of using the US government to guarantee loans made to foreign countries by American business people. |
Francisco "Pancho" Villa | Leader of Mexican rebels. |
Emiliano Zapata | Leader of Mexican rebels. |
John J. Pershing | Brigadier General who was ordered by president Wilson to capture Villa dead or alive. |