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Expansionism/Imperialism Semester one Review

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name the reasons for american imperialism
desire for military strength, thirst for new markets and belief in cultural superiority
why did Teddy Roosevelt win the Nobel Peace Prize?
his work on the treaty of Portsmouth which ended the Russo-Japanese war
what did the U.S. insist Cuba included in their constitution?
the Platt Amendment
on what doctrine did the Roosevelt corollary build?
Monore Doctrine
what war ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1898?
Spanish-American war
why did Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy reflect Speak softly and carry a big stick
his negotiations were always backed by the threat of military force
Jose Marti
a Cuban poet and journalist living in exile in New York, organized a guerilla campaign/ revolution in 1895
San Juan Hill
rough riders attacked it
U.S.S. Maine
U.S. warship that misterisoualy exploded and sank in the harbor of Havana, Cuba on February 15, 1898; blamed Cuba
Rough Riders
volunteer calvary led by Theodore Roosevelt
de Lome Letter
written by the spanish Ambassador to the U.S.; Enrique Dupuy de Lome criticized american president William Mckinley by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd
George Dewey
gave the command to open fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila, the Phillippine capital
yellow journalism
sensational style of writing, which exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers
William McKinley
president who favored annexation of Hawaii
General Valeriano Weyler
governor general of the phillipines and cuba
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