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Imperialism The actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over a smaller or weaker nation.
Protectorate A country that is technically independent but is actually under the control of another country.
Anglo Saxonism Britian and the U.S. believed it had been the nations destiny to expand west to the Pacific ocean.
Josiah Strong An American Protestant clergyman, organizer, editor and author.
Matthew C. Perry Commodore of the U.S. Navy.
Queen Loliuokalani Last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian islands.
James G. Blaine Was a U.S. Represenative, Speaker of the United States House of Represenatives.
Pan Americanism Movement which, through diplomatic, political, economic and social means, seeks to create, encourage and organize relationships.
Alfred T. Mahan United States naval officer.
Henry Cabot Lodge He was a powerful Senator who pushed for the construction of a new navy.
William Randolph Hearst wrote "The Joural"
Joseph Pulitzer wrote "The World"
Yellow Journalism the kind of sensational reporting in which writers often exasggerated or even made up stories.
Enrique Dupuy de Lome Spanish ambassador to the United States.
Jingoism Extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy.
Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of the United States.
George Dewey Admiral of the United States Navy.
Emilio Aguinaldo Filipino general, politician, and independence leader.
Rough Riders The 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.
Leonard Wood Jr. Captain, Infantry, United States Army
Foraker Act Gave the U.S. direct control over and power to set up a government in Puerto Rico.
Platt Amendment Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the U.S. the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble.
Sphere of Influence The geographical area in which one nation is very influential.
Boxer Rebellion A 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.
Great White Fleet 1907-1909-
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