American Imperialism Flashcards

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Belief in the racial/cultural superiority of people of Anglo-Saxon decent

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Social Darwinism

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Statement warning European nations not to further colonize in the Western Hemisphere

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Monroe Doctrine

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Style of newspaper reporting sensationalizing events to attract readers

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Yellow Journalism

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Organization which opposed American expansion overseas

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American Anti-Imperialist League

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Battleship which exploded in Havana harbor

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U.S.S. Maine

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The U.S. fought a war from 1899 to 1902 in the _____________ .

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Philipinnnes

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Ended Spain's colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere

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defeat in the Spanish-American War

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Formed the volunteer cavalry known as the Rough Riders

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Policy aimed at extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

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Imperialism

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Amendment that stipulated conditions for U.S. intervention in Cuban affairs

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Platt Amendment