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1
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Social and economic organization characterized by large industries machine production concentration of worker in towns and cities etc

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Industrialism

2
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Narrow strip of land having water on either side and connecting 2 larger bodies of land

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Ithsmus

3
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Policy of expanding a nations territory or its sphere of influence often at the expense of other nations

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Expansionism

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The relation of a strong state to s weaker state under its control and protection

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Protectorate

5
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Incorporate into a country or state or etc

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Annex

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Treaty

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A formal agreement between two or more nations relating to peace alliance trade and etc

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The conducting of relations between nations as in making agreements

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Diplomacy

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Any member of a small defensive force or irregular soldiers usually volunteers making surprise raids against supply lines etc. behind the likes of an invading enemy army

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Guerrilla

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The use of cheaply sensational or unscrupulous methods in newspapers etc, to attract or influence the readers

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Yellow journalism

10
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The policy and practice of forming and maintains an empire, characterized by a struggle for the control of raw material and world market, the subjugation and control of territories, the establishment of colonies, etc.

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Imperialism

11
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Liliuokalani

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queen of hawaii who didnt want hawaii to be annexed

Surrenders the throne for the us to claim territory

12
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Seward

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Secretary of State who was responsible for purchasing Alaskan Territory from Russia for $7.2 million.

13
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Aguinalda

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Head of Filipino rebel forces against Spain, he led an insurrection against the authority of the United States.

14
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Hay

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Secretary of State-asked nations to follow an Open Door Policy

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Monroe doctrine

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A policy to limit European expansion into the Western Hemisphere

16
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Roosevelt

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Led rough riders
Sent new us warships known as the great white fleet on a world tour to show naval strength
Foreign policy was called the big stick policy
Oversaw the Panama Canal being built

17
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Great white fleet

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Led by Roosevelt
World tour of the navy
Done in order to “show off”

18
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Panama Canal

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Some benefits included, a faster route, and trade/military
A gateway between the Atlantic and pacific oceans
Finished in 1914
Key to the us expansionist strategy

19
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Huerta

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a Mexican military officer and president of Mexico.

Mexican general who seized power by brutally murdering the nation’s leader

20
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Dr gogras

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American physician
Wiped out yellow fever
Spent two years of contradiction during TO cals clearing brush draining swamps and fitting our large areas of grass where mosquitoes carry yellow fever and malaria lived