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Roosevelt's entire battleship fleet that circumnavigated the world
Roosevelt's Corollary- Questionable extension of a traditional American policy; declared an American right to intervene in Latin American nations under certain circumstances
The Amendment ensured U.S. involvement in Cuban affairs, both foreign and domestic, and gave legal standing to U.S. claims to certain economic and military territories on the island.
says we are fighting for Cuban Independence- have no designs on Cuba
ended Spanish-American war
established civilian government on the island of Puerto Rico
US and Japan agree to respect each others possessions in the Pacific and Japan agrees to independence and integrity of China- a partial victory for Open Door Policy
Diplomatic understanding of 1907-1908 that ended a Japanese American crisis over treatment of Japanese immigrants to the US
TR negotiated a deal in which Japan got half of Sakhalin but no indemnity for its losses
NY politician who successfully schemed to get TR out of NY and into the vice presidency in Washington
Native Hawaiian ruler overthrown in a revolution led by white planters and aided by US troops
Filipino leader of guerrilla war against American rule from 1899 to 1901, led the Filipino Insurrection
Spanish general whose brutal tactics against Cuban rebels outraged American public opinion
Scheming French engineer who helped stage a revolution in Panama and then became the new country's "instant" foreign minister
Harvard philosopher and one of the leading anti-imperialists opposing US acquisition of the Philippines
Leading Democratic politician whose intervention narrowly tipped the Senate vote in favor of acquiring the Philippines in 1899
American secretary of state who attempted to preserve Chinese independence and protect American interests in China
Imperialist advocate, aggressive assistant navy secretary, formed the Rough Riders, McKinley's VP
Naval commander whose spectacular May Day victory in 1898 opened the doors to American imperialism in Asia
President who initially opposed war with Spain but eventually supported US acquisition of the Philippines, assassinated in office
Vigorous promoter of sensationalistic anti-Spanish propaganda and eager advocate of imperialistic war
American President who refused to annex Hawaii on the grounds that the native ruler had been unjustly deposed
American naval officer who wrote influential books emphasizing sea power and advocating a big navy
American clergyman who preached Anglo-Saxon superiority and called for stronger US missionary effort overseas
international negotiation backed by the threat force
first to be in Nicaragua, land granted by Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
sent by McKinley to protect US interests and citizens, mysteriously blew up Feb 15, 1898 in Havana Harbor, killed 260 Americans "Remember the Maine, to hell with Spain," blamed on Spain
caused by Cuban struggle for independence & USS Maine
John Hay's clever diplomatic efforts to preserve Chinese territorial integrity and maintain American access to China
Anti-foreign Chinese revolt of 1900 that brought military intervention by Western troops, including Americans

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