Unit 7 Imperialism

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Policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories

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Imperialism

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Use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines to attract the attention of readers

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Yellow Journalism

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Letter written by the Spanish diplomat to the US belittling the US President that was stolen and published by American journalists, angering Americans

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De Lome Letter

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Conflict between the US and Spain in 1898- in the end Guam and Puerto Rico will be US Territories, Cuba=independent and the Philippines are sold for 20 million

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Spanish American War

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Treaty that ended the Spanish American War

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Treaty of Paris 1898

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Secretary of State under president Lincoln and Johnson (Seward) persuaded congress to purchase ???? (Seward's Ice Box) from Russia

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Alaska

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A war fought from 1899 to 1903 to quell Filipino resistance to U.S. control of the Philippine Islands. Although often forgotten, it lasted longer than the Spanish-American War and resulted in more casualties. Filipino guerilla soldiers surrendered after their leader, Emilio Aguinaldo, was captured.

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Philippine American War

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opposed to the idea of American expansionism

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Anti-Imperialist League

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What trans-isthmian canal was overseen by President Theodore Roosevelt to fulfill a long-term United States goal of shipping goods quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts?

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Panama Canal

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An extension of the Monroe Doctrine under which the U.S claimed the right to protect its economic interests by means of military intervention in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere

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Roosevelt Corrollary