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US Commodore who opened Japan to foreign trade in 1853
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Sec of State who purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 for 7.2 million
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Author of Our Country (1885) that states Americans were a special God favored Anglo Saxon race destined to Christianize and "civilize"
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Last native ruler of Hawaii deposedby US marines in 1893
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US naval officer and author of The Influence of Sea Power Upon History who believed a strong navy was teh key to world power
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Expansionist Congressmen who believed colonies were essential to world trade