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Alfred Thayer Mahan serves 40 years of service in the Navy, comes up with theories of Naval Power, and publishes The Influence of Sea Power
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In Hawaii, the McKinley tariff is approved by congress causing a raise in import rates on foreign sugar which leads to a depression in Hawaii.
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Expansionist coveted the islands of Hawaii and American settlers aided in overthrowing the Hawaiian monarchy. President Cleveland opposed imperialism and blocked efforts to annex the islands.
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On August 12, the United States and Spain signed a protocol of Peace, in which Spain agreed to relinquish all claims of sovereignty over Cuba. On December 10, 1898, the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris, which demanded the formal recognition of Cuban independence on part of Spain.
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Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration aided the cause of the Mexican-American War.
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Proposed an amendment to the U.S. declaration of war against Spain which proclaimed that the United States would not establish permanent control over Cuba.
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The USS Maine was a United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor during the Cuban revolt against Spain, an event that became a major political issue in the United States.
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In the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War, Spain ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam to the United States.
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On February 4, 1899, fighting erupted between American and Filipino soldiers. American commanders hoped for a short conflict, but in the end more than 70,000 fought in the archipelago. Unable to defeat the US in conventional warfare, the Filipinos adopted guerrilla tactics.
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A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.
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1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended by British troops.
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The policy held by Teddy Roosevelt in foreign affairs. The "big stick" symbolizes his power and readiness to use military force if necessary. It is a way of intimidating countries without actually harming them.
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Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt who pioneered the open-door policy and Panama canal
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Bunau-Varilla on behalf of U.S. helped organized this country rebellion against Columbia to gain independence, as well as U.S. compensation for use of their land for the canal., The Isthmus of Panama had been part of Columbia. U.S. tried to negotiate with Columbia to build the Panama Canal. Columbia refused, so U.S. encouraged Panama to revolt. Example of Big Stick diplomacy.
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1903 - U.S. guaranteed the independence of the newly-created Republic of Panama.
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From 1909 to 1913, President William Howard Taft and Secretary of State Philander C. Knox followed a foreign policy characterized as “dollar diplomacy.”.
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated
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Law which punished people for aiding the enemy or refusing military duty during WW1
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During WWI, German were labeled as the cause of the war and targeted with negative ads and comments
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A propaganda machine headed by George Creel that created numerous posters, short films, and pamphlets explaining the war to Americans and encouraging them to purchase war bonds to gain support for WWI.
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Russia pulls out of the first world war due to the internal conflicts with the Tsars.
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20 years in prison for obstructing the war effort
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A "Red Scare" is promotion of widespread fear by a society or state about a potential rise of communism, anarchism, or radical leftism. The term is most often used to refer to two periods in the history of the United States with this name.
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it was discussed in the Washington Conference, it put limitations on weapons and military in US, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy.
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Act that forbade the shipment of arms to the opposing sides in the Spanish Civil War.
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Base in Hawaii that was bombed by japan on December 7, 1941, which wagered America to enter the war.
