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~ Mahan stressed the independence of the military and control of the sea
~ Mahan greatly influenced the buildup of naval forces in the years prior to WW1
~ Alfred Phrase was " whether they will or not, Americans must now begin to look outward. The growing production of the century demands it. -
Dole served as the first and only resident of Hawaii after he and others over threw queen Liliuokalani-Grover Cleveland was the first president of the US that annexed Hawaii as a state in 1889-one of doles cousins later became the attorney general of Hawaii & another one of his cousins founded the Dole Food Company in Hawaii
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America changes their view from internal expansion and domestic issues to becoming a global force, both economically and military.
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~ cause was the mysterious explosion of the battleship USS marine
~ location of Military action were Havana Harbor , Philippines and Puerto Rico , Guam
~ Philippines and Guam became theres
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The USS Marine was sent to Cuba to protect American citizens while Cuba revolutionaries were fighting to win independence from Spain-publishers dulitzer and heart newspaper deliberately sensationalized the news, depicting the Spaniards as murderous and brutes in order to sell newspaper, having medias reaction outraged Americans and embarrassed Spain-This technique became known as yellow Journalism
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On July 1, 1998 U.S forces, including Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders, defeated greatly outnumbered Spanish forces at San Juan Hill near Spanish stronghold of Santiago De Cuba-Theodore Roosevelt was the assistant secretary of the Navy he resigned in 1898 to organize the " Rough Riders " the first voluntary cavalry in the Spanish American War
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The open door policy gave all nations equal rights when trading with china. The Boxer Rebellion threatened the lives of foreigners living in China. An International army crushed the rebellion
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Roosevelt was governor of NY before becoming vice pres-At the age of 42 became pres-Roosevelt once said " speak softly and carry a big stick you will go far " and established a foregin diplomacy ideology nickname "big stick diplomacy"- The meaning of the phrase advises a tactic of caution and non aggression backed by the ability to do violence if required- Roosevelt was a patron of nat parks- wanted to protect nat parks and forest like grand canyon.
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the panama canal was created so Americans and business men could ship cargo quickly and cheap between the Atlantic and Pacific coast. Teddy R. made a deal with the Panamanian Rebels to make them an Independent country asked in return for a 10 mile strip of rain forest. Construction took 10 years to complete costing 400 million. Also thousands of lives were lost due to many illness including yellow fever.
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~The Roosevelt Corollary change the Monroe doctrine
~ The Monroe doctrine blocked further expansion of Europe in the West hemisphere , the Roosevelt Corollary went one step further
~ Renounced interventionism and establish his good neighbor policy for the western Hemisphere. -
~ The goal was to create stability abroad and promote America Commercial interests
~ Another goal was to used private capital to further U.S interests overseas
~ The policy was evident in extensive U.S interventions in Venezuela , Cuba , and Central America