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Ch 7 imperialism

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8983536615Alfred Mahan(BH) , 1890, wrote The Influence of Sea Power Upon History0
8983536616Queen LiliuokalaniQueen of Hawaii during the overthrow by the Americans. Last Queen.1
8983536617DeLome LetterThis letter, from a Spanish diplomat, insulted President McKinley.2
8983536618MaineShip blown up by Cubans in Havana Harbor. Feb 18,19893
8983536619Teller AmendmentLegislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after winning the Spanish-American war4
8983536620Rough RidersVolunteer regiment of US Cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War5
8983536621Treaty of Paris 1898ended Spanish-American War, gave US Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines6
8983536622Anti Imperialist Leaguegroup of antiimperialists that advocated for isolationism7
8983536623Platt AmendmentSpecified when the US could interviene in Cuban affairs8
8983536624Foraker Act of 1900Gave the Puerto Ricans a limited degree of popular government.9
8983536625Insular CasesConstitution didn't really apply to new territories10
8983536626Emilio AguinaldoFilipino who was lead both the Phillipine revolution against Spain and then the United States11
8983536627Sphere of InfluenceA foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities. In China12
8983536628Open Door PolicyAmerican statement that the government did not want colonies in China, but favored free trade there13
8983536629Boxer RebellionA 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.14
8983536630Hay Bunau Varilla TreatyU.S. garantee of independence for newly created Republic of Panama15
8983536631Roosevelt CorollaryAddition to the Monroe Doctrine asserting America's right to intervene in Latin American affairs16
8983536632Gentlemen's Agreement1907 agreement between the United States and Japan that restricted Japanese immigration17

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