2/13/2013

Question 1

began publication in 1888, pictorially chronicled America’s new
overseas involvements in Asia and the Pacific, regularly featuring images of exotic,
premodern peoples who had not become western

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National Geographic

Question 2

abandoned the Maximilian monarchy that he forcibly installed three years earlier

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Napoleon III

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chief architect, argued for extension of the American frontier as a senator from New York (1849–1861) and secretary of state (1861–1869). he envisioned a large U.S. empire encompassing Canada, the Caribbean, Cuba, Central America, Mexico, Hawai’i, Iceland, Greenland, and the Pacific islands

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William Seward

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accquired from the Russians by the U.S. in 1867

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Alaska

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resolved by Hamilton Fish

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Alabama Claims

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in 1896 an Anglo-American arbitration board divided the disputed territory between Britain and Venezuela. Thus the United States displayed a typical imperialist trait: disregard for the rights of small nations

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Venezuela border dispute

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a popularizer of this New Navy, argued that because foreign trade
was essential, the nation required an efficient navy to protect its shipping; in turn, a navy required colonies for bases. his ideas were published as The Influence of SeaPower upon History (1890)

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Alfred Thayer Mahan

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the work published by Mahan

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The Influence of Sea Power upon History

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formally annexed by the US in 1898

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Hawaii

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annexed by the US in 1899

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Samoa

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granted independence on On August 12, 1898

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Cuba

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one of the heroes of Cuban history, collected money, arms, and men in the United States.

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José Martí

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war won by the U.S. in 1898

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Spanish-American War (1898)-

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which disclaimed U.S. intention to annex Cuba or control the island except to ensure its “pacification.

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Teller Amendment

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roosevelt’s calvary, a motley unit of Ivy Leaguers and cowboys, proved undisciplined and ineffective

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Rough Riders

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where US troops stormed spain

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San Juan Hill

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commodore whose New Navy ship Olympia led an American squadron into Manila Bay and wrecked the Spanish fleet

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George Dewey

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battle occurred here during the Spanish American war, led by dewey, 1st major engagement of the Spanish American war

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Manila Bay

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Spain surrenders control of Cuba, ceding Puerto Rico, parts of the west Indies, Guam, and the Phillipines

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Treaty of Paris

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led the Philipine insurrection against Spain

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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cuban physican recognixed as pioneer in yellowfever research

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Dr. Carlos Finlay

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his experiments proved that mosquitoes transmitted yellow fever, sanitary engineers eradicated the disease.

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Dr. Walter Reed

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where cuba leased a Naval base to US, he oldest American base outside the United States, it is the only one in a country with which Washington does not have an open political relationship.

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Guantánamo Bay

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regions over which they claimed political control and exclusive commercial privileges

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spheres of influence

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sent nations with spheres of influence in China a note seeking their respect for the principle of equal trade opportunity—an Open Door

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John Hay

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• a cornerstone of U.S. diplomacy, an instrument first to pry open markets and then to dominate them.

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Open Door Policy

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Britain permitted a solely U.S.-run canal

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Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

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the canal opens

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Panama Canal (1914)-

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declares United States a hemispheric police power

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Roosevelt Corollary

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navy fleet that was sent on a world tour

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Great White Fleet

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mexican rebel who raided an American border town

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Pancho Villa

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general who spent months pursuing Mexican rebel Pancho Villa for raiding an American border town

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General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing

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he use of private funds to serve American diplomatic goals while garnering profits for American financiers and bringing reform to developing countries

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Dollar diplomacy