Mr. Greenberg US Hist. 2 spanish-american war people
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Matthew Perry | established trade w/ Japan |
| William Seward | purchase of Alaska |
| Alfred Mahan | said that strong navy=strong future |
| Hearst & Pulitzer | newspaper journalists; "yellow journalism" |
| "Butcher" Wyler | cruel Spanish leader against Cuban rebellion; put Cubans in "re-concentration camps" |
| Admiral Dewey | attacked Spanish navy in the Phillipines; first action of Spanish-American war |
| Emilio Aquiliano | Fillipino leader against the U.S after the Spanish-American war was over |
| Walter Reed | discovered cause of malaria in Cuba |
| Sanford Dole | w/ help of the Marines, dethroned Queen of Hawaii |
| Taft | promoted "dollar diplomacy" |
| Samuel Gropers | believed that immigration would drive wages down |
| Walter Hines Page | believed that imperialism was important to the American tradition and creative spirit |
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