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charpter 12 vocabuly
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force |
| protectorate | A state controlled and protected by another |
| Anglo saxonism | A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the Anglo-Saxon tongue |
| josiah strong | Josiah Strong (1847 – 1916) was an American Protestant clergyman, organizer, editor and author. He was one of the founders of the Social Gospel movement |
| mathew c.perry | Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854 |
| queen liluokalani | was the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii. She was also known as Lydia Kamakaeha Pākī, with the chosen royal name of Liliuokalani |
| james g blaine | a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State. He was nominated for president in 1884, but lost a close race |
| pan americanism | The principle or advocacy of political or commercial and cultural cooperation among all the countries of North and South America. |
| alfred t.mahan | was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century |
| henry cobot lodge | was an American statesman, a Republican politician, and a noted historian. While he did not claim the title, he is considered to be the first Senate majority leader |
| william randolph hearst | Hearst: United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951) |
| joeseph pulitzer | Pulitzer: United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911). |
| yellow journalism | Noun: Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. |
| erique dupuy de lome | Enrique Dupuy de Lôme was a Spanish ambassador to the United States. Through the so-called De Lôme Letter, he defamed U.S. President William McKinley |
| jinoism | flag waving: an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions. |
| theodore roosevelt | 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; "Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick'" (1858-1919) |
| george dewey | a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War |
| emilio aguinaldo | 869–1964, Philippine leader. In the insurrection against Spain in 1896 he took command, |
| rough riders | (rough rider) a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898) |
| leonard wood | is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1999, sitting for the New Democratic Party of Ontario |
| foraker act | a United States federal law that established civilian (limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had been newly acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish–American War |
| platt amendment | The Platt Amendment of 1901 was a rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act presented to the U.S. Senate by Connecticut Republican Senator Orville H. Platt (1827–1905) |
| sphere of influence | The area (literal or figurative) influenced by a country, person, etc |
| open door policy | the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries. |
| boxer rebellion | The Boxer Rebellion is an international alternative rock band formed in London, United Kingdom around 2001, consisting of Tennessee-native |
| great white fleet | The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt |
| hay paunce treaty | greement (1901) between the U.S. and Great Britain giving the U.S. the sole right to build a canal across Central America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific |
| dollar paunce treaty | The Treaty of Paris (1898) that ended the Spanish-American War placed Puerto Rico ... The American military forces made their way to Ponce, |
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