American Imperialism--US History

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Independence granted in the 1898 Treaty of Paris after the Spanish-American War.

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Cuba

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Territory not directly controlled by the U.S. after the Spanish-American War:

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Cuba

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Alfred T. Mahan's argument on US expansion:

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Acquire naval bases and strengthen naval power.

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Concerns of Americans regarding Cuba:

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American lives, economic investments, and plantations were at risk.

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Cuba's tie to the U.S. was ensured by:

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Platt Amendment

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Belief in a God-given right for Americans to expand west.

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Manifest Destiny

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Secretary of the Navy who resigned to fight in the Spanish-American War with the Rough Riders.

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Type of sensational reporting with exaggerated or invented stories.

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yellow journalism

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Roosevelt's policy:

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Big Stick Diplomacy

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US involvement in the 1893 Hawaiian monarchy overthrow was due to Queen Liliuokalani's efforts to limit American sugar planters' influence.

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Queen Liliuokalani's attempt to reduce the political and economic influence of American sugar planters.