Unit 5 Flashcards

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Contiguous

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The region of the 48 adjoining states that touch one another (main body of the U.S. minus Alaska and Hawaii)

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Imperialism

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When a stronger nation extends its economic, political, military, and social control over a weaker territory

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Manifest Destiny

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Belief in the 1800s that American settlers were entitled to conquer and control North America

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Naval Act of 1890

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Set production levels for a new, modern fleet, leading to an increase in the size of the U.S. Navy

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Annexation

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To take official control over a territory

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Bayonet Constitution

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When business leaders and planters used a private army to force King Kalākaua to change Hawaii's constitution in 1887

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Blount Report

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A government commission to investigate the way in which Hawaii was annexed, finding Hawaii’s overthrow to be illegal

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Coup d'état

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Government overthrow

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Empire

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Political system in which one dominant government oversees smaller territories under its control

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Guano Islands Act of 1856

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Authorized Americans to venture into the seas and take unclaimed islands with guano deposits in the name of the United States