Unit 3 Vocab

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Big Stick Diplomacy

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Theodore Roosevelt's policy of using military strength to achieve foreign policy goals.

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Open Door Policy

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Ensured equal trade rights for all nations in China.

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Roosevelt Corollary

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The U.S. declared the right to intervene in Latin America to maintain stability.

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Spanish-American War

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The 1898 war that resulted in the U.S. gaining territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.

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War in the Philippines

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Conflict after the U.S. annexation of the Philippines, leading to guerrilla warfare.

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Little Big Horn

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Battle where General Custer and his troops were defeated by Lakota Sioux warriors.

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Wounded Knee

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Massacre of Lakota Sioux by U.S. troops, marking the end of Native American resistance.

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Ellis Island

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New York immigration station where European immigrants were processed.

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Angel Island

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Immigration station in California where many Asian immigrants were processed.

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Assimilation

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Process by which immigrants adopt American culture.