 | Term | Definition |
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Matthew C Perry |
helped to open trade with Japan |
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Isolationism |
avoiding involvement in other countries' affairs |
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imperialism |
building empires by imposing political and economic control over peoples around the world |
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Frederick Turner |
idea that the western frontier had defined American history |
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Queen Liliuokalani |
saved the Hawaiian people |
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spheres of influence |
areas where another nation has economic and political control |
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reconcentration |
the forced movement of large numbers of people into detention camps for military or political reasons |
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Jose Marti |
Cuban exile that urged the United States to help the rebels |
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William Randolph Hearst |
rival of pulitzer |
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Emilio Aguinaldo |
a rebel leader that fought for Philippine independence |
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protectorate |
an independent country whose policies are controlled by an outside power |
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isthmus |
a narrow strip of land joing two larger areas of land |
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Williams C Gorgas |
expert on tropical diseases |
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corollary |
a logical extension of a doctrine or proposition |
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diplomacy |
policy based on the idea that economic ties were the best way to epand American influence |
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Francisco Villa |
Mexican rebel general nicknamed Pancho |
