US History: Late 19th to Early 20th Century

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Yellow Journalism

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Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers

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Roosevelt Corollary

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Addition to the Monroe Doctrine asserting America's right to intervene in Latin American affairs

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Venezuelan Crisis

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1902 - England, Germany and Italy had blockaded Venezuelan ports because Latin American countries failed to make payments on debts owed to foreign banks. U.S. invoked the Monroe Doctrine and pressured the European powers to back off.

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Monroe Doctrine

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1823 - Declared that Europe should not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere and that any attempt at interference by a European power would be seen as a threat to the U.S. It also declared that a New World colony which has gained independence may not be recolonized by Europe.

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Dollar Diplomacy (Taft)

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The U.S. would use its economic power to influence other countries. Provide loans to countries in need.

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Theodore Roosevelt

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26th President of the United States

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William Taft

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27th president of the U.S.; he angered progressives by moving cautiously toward reforms and by supporting the Payne-Aldrich Tariff; he lost Roosevelt's support and was defeated for a second term. Favored Dollar Diplomacy.

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Annexation of Hawaii

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U.S. wanted Hawaii for business and so Hawaiian sugar could be sold in the U.S. duty free, Queen Liliuokalani opposed so Sanford B. Dole overthrew her in 1893, William McKinley convinced Congress to annex Hawaii in 1898.

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Spanish-American War

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1898 war that began when the United States demanded Cuba's independence from Spain.