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Alfred Thayer Mahan
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 "wether they will or not,Americans must now begin to look outwards".The growing production of the century demands it -
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Sanford B. Dole
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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Expanding World Power
In this time period,America changes their view from internal expansion and domestic issues to becoming a global force,both economically and military -
USS Maine
The USS Maine was sent to cuba to protect American citizens while cuba revolutionaries were fighting to win independence from spain-Publishers dulitzer & heart newspaper deliberately sensationalized the news,depicting the Spaniards as murderous & brutes in order to sell newspaper,having medias reaction outraged americans & embarrassed spain-This technique became known as Yellow Journalism -
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Theodore Roosevelt
On July 1,1998 U.S. forces,including Teddy Roosevelts Rough Riders,defeated greatly outnumbered spanish forces at San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill near the spanish stronghold of santiago de Cuba-Theodore Roosevelt was the assistant secretary of the navy he resigned in 1898 to orginize the "Rough Riders"the first voluntary cavalry in the spanish american war -
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Spanish American War
After the explosion of the uss maine and U.S. wanted european powers to remain out western hemisphere were reasons of war-Military actions happened in cuba,Puerto Rico,and Guam-The treaty of paris was signed,U.S. gained the philippines,guam,and all spains colonies and puerto rico w/ exception cuba-Do to U.S. win they become known as world power -
Open Door Policy
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 rbellion -
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Presidency Of Theodore Roosevelt
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 nicknamed"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 the grand canyon -
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Panama Canal By U.S.
American and British leaders as well as businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts- the Panama Canal symbolized U.S. technological prowess and economic power-The U.S. protected the rebels when they took control of a 10 mile strip-51 mile length took 10 years to complete at a cost of thousands of lives and $400 million -
Roosevelt Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary changed the monroe doctrine-The monroe doctrine blocked further expansion of europe in the western hemisphere,the roosevelt corollary went one step further-Renounced interventionism and established his good neighbor policy for the western hemisphere -
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Dollar Diplomacy
The goal was to create stability aboard and promote american commercial interests-Another goal was to use private capital to further U.S. interest overseas-The policy evident in extensive U.S. interventions in Venezuela,Cuba,and central america