Chapter 17
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 imperialism | The policy of establishing ecomnomic, political, and military dominance over weaker dominance |
| Liliuokalani | queen of the Hawaiian islands (1838-1917) |
| Sanford Dole | Leader of American planters who in 1893 set up a government in Hawaii after overthrowing queen Liliuokalani. |
| Open Door Policy | A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China. |
| Boxer Rebellion | A rebellion of traditionalist Chinese people who wanted to throw the foreigners out |
| William Hearst | newspaper publisher whose "yellow journalism" influenced public opinion |
| Joseph Pulitzer | creator of the "New York World;"cut the prices so people could afford it; featured color comics and yellow journalism |
| yellow journalism | Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers |
| George Dewey | a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | Filipino who was lead both the Phillipine revolution against Spain and then the United States |
| Platt Amendment | Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the US the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble |
| Roosevelt Corollary | Addition to the Monroe Doctrine asserting America's right to intervene in Latin American affairs |
| dollar diplomacy | President Taft's policy of linking American business interests to diplomatic interests abroad |
| Francisco "Pancho" Villa | had a robin-hood policy of taking land from the rich and giving it to his men, he was fighting in northern mexico, he was a cowboy, he was very popular. |
| Rough Riders | volunteer soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish American War |
| John Pershing | commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), was sent by Wilson to capture pancho villa |
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