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monroe doctrine
it cast as a protector of the westen hemisphere.
roosevelt william h taft and woodrow wilson enforced it as a way to protect the united states in latin america -
panama canal
the united states made the canal becasue they wanted to save time money and time traveling through the seas... -
william randolph hearst
he was very interested in the cuban situation.
he was expelled form high school and finished his studies at home.
he left hravard as a junior and got a job in new york as a reprter.
he used yellow journalism.. -
imperialism
imperialism is driven by the need to have more land in order to gain their natural resources and to gain more power and prestige... -
open-door policy
it gave all nations equal access to tradeand investment in china.. they were all charged the same amount of taxes and tariffs for harbor and railroad... -
uss maine
it had been sent to protect u.s lives and property but then accidently blew up because there was a fire in the coal bin.. must most of the people blamed the incident on a spanish attack.. -
rough riders
they were soldiers composed of college athletes cowboys american indians and ranchers -
platt amendment
it limited cubas freedom to make treaties with other countries and authorized the united states to intervene in cuban affars as it saw necessary... -
jose marti
he was born in cuba and later became exiled to spain for revolting against cuba's spanish rulers..
he was a martyr for cuban independence... -
roosevelt collary
it modified the monroe doctrine...i added onto it -
japan
japan eventually became a world power because it opened its doors to trade with the west... -
dollar diplomacy
taft favored substituting dollars for bullets as means of protecting interests in latin america and asia -
emilio aguinaldo
he was the leader of the filipino patriots...
he helped with the surrender of spanish forces..
he had set up a provisional government and proclaimed himself president fo the new philippine republic...
