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jose marti
was a Cuban poet, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. -
rough riders
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. -
william mckinley
But McKinley was still stuck with the imperialism-loving voters that got him into office the first time around. So, McKinley ended up being pro-empire. Because of this, he won the election of 1900 too. -
teddy roosevelt
instituted the Open Door Policy, which declared that all nations–not just the European powers–had the right to colonize China.
