Unit 4 - Growing World Power Review

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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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In order to compete with the growing military might of countries around the world, Admiral __________________ urged the government to build up the U.S. navy.

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Alfred T. Mahan

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Extremely lucrative and very large farms established by American settlers in the Kingdom of Hawaii.

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sugar plantations

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Where did American plantation owners stage a revolution and set up a government headed by Sanford P. Dole?

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Hawaii (Pacific Ocean)

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A form of journalism that greatly exaggerates and sensationalizes the news in order to boost sales and persuade its audience to one point of view or another.

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yellow journalism

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Letter written by a Spanish minister in the U.S. that criticized U.S. President William McKinley. The letter was stolen and published in the New York Journal and caused anger and resentment towards the Spanish to increase in the U.S.

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De Lôme letter

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U.S. ship that suddenly and unexpectedly exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba. The explosion caused an uproar in the U.S. and a rapid declaration of war against Spain.

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USS Maine

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What year did the Spanish-American war start and end?

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1898

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An American victory in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, which was one of the most significant battles of the war and earned future president Theodore Roosevelt the title "the hero of San Juan Hill."

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Battle of San Juan Hill

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An amendment to Cuba's Constitution that the U.S. forced upon Cuba. It established a number of restrictions for Cuba and gave the U.S. a certain amount of power and leverage over the country. By doing so it made Cuba a protectorate of the U.S.

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Platt Amendment