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After the Spanish American War, Dole served as Governor of Hawaii.
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prevented Europeans from establishing new colonies in the Western Hemisphere.
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A lawyer, led the provisional government while it worked out plans for the US to annex the islands.
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Areas where they enjoyed special privileges.
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Matthew, a commodore for the US Navy landed in Japan with American gun ships.
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Dole worked to limit native rihts in 1887 and also helped to overthrow the Queen.
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Liliuokalani was the native ruler whom tried to take back political power from American landowners.
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Japan adopted Western way and became the first Asian industrial power.
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Dole led to the provisional government while it work on annexing the islands.
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The US raises tariff on foreign sugar which led difficulty for Cuba to export its sugar.
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Japan also adopted imperialist policies defeating China in 1894.
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Led by Jose Marti, he went home and declared Cuban Independence in 1895
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The "De Lome Letter", referred to the President McKinley as "weak".
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Mark Twain and Andrew Carnegie believed that imperialism violated the basic democratic principles of self-government.
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After the Spanish American War, the congress then to annex Hawaii in 1898
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Guam was taken from Spain by the US during the Spanish American War.
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The control of multiple Pacific islands gave the US greater influence in the Pacific.
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Midway became an American possession even before the Spanish-American War. Thus providing valuable naval bases and refueling stations for American ships.
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This policy announced by Hay, gave equal trading rights to all foreign nations in China.
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A rebellion in China led by the Boxers threatened the lives of foreigners living in China
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the policy of carefully mediated negotiation supported by the unspoken threat of a powerful military.
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The Filipino rebels fought against their new colonial rulers until they were defeated in 1902
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Japan surprised the west by defeating Russian in the Russo-Japanese War.
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President Roosevelt brought the Russians and Japanese together and negotiated a peaceful settlement "Treaty of Portsmouth" thus winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.
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President Roosevelt ordered the building of the canal almost at once. Construction took 10 years. It cost many lives and 400 million.
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President Wilson also expanded America's colonial empire by purchasing the Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917
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The Platt Amendment gave the US the right to intervene in Cuban affairs at any time. Repealed in late 1930s