Minor #2 : America As A World Power-Lesson 2-3

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A technique that exaggerates and sensationalizes news stories

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yellow journalism

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A war resolution amendment stating that the U.S. had no interest in taking control of Cuba

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Teller Amendment

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Leader of the Filipino rebels who fought against Spain and the U.S. for independence.

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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Organization that opposed the creation of an American colonial empire.

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Anti-Imperialist League

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Amendment to Cuba's constitution that limited Cuba's rights and kept the U.S. involved in Cuban affairs.

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Platt Amendment

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A canal built to shorten the passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans.

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The Panama Canal

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The Monroe Doctrine stated that ______ nations should stay out of the Western Hemisphere.

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European

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President Roosevelt's warning that nations in the Western Hemisphere should pay their debts and "behave"

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The Roosevelt Corollary

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A violent rebellion against Mexican President Porfirio Diaz

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The Mexican Revolution

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U.S. general who pursued Pancho Villa through Mexico but never caught him.

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John J. Pershing