Untitled Flashcards

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Warned that cases of wrongdoing by Latin American countries may cause America to exercise international police 

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William H. Seward

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Arranged the purchase of Alaska

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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Leader of Filipino rebels 

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Dr. Walter Reed

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Proved yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes

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Francisco “Pancho” Villa

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Killed 17 Americans in New Mexico and burned the town

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Rough Riders

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Volunteer soldiers that included college students and cowboys

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Cuban Rebels

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Rebels were fighting for independence from Spain.

Many Americans supported them because they viewed there struggled as a version of the American revolution

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The Spanish-American War

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More Americans died from disease than were killed during battle

Highlighted need for a shorter route between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

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The greatest threat to American soldiers fighting in Cuba (Spanish American War)

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Tropical diseases like yellow fever

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Teller Amendment

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US had no interest in annexing or assuming control of a newly independent Cuba