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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 "weather 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
Sole serves as the first and only resident of Hawaii after he and others over three queen Liliuokalani-Grover Cleveland was the first president of the U.S. that annexed Hawaii as a state in 1889-one of does cousins later became the attorney General of Hawaii & another one of his cousins founded the Cole good company in hawii. -
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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 main
the USS Maine was sent to Cuba to protect America 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
In July 1,1998 U.S. forces,including Teddy Roosevelt's 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 organize the "rough riders "the first voluntary cavalry in the Spanish American war. -
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Spanish American War
After the explosion of the use Maine and U.S. wanted European powers to remain our 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 Spanish 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 chins-Aninternational army crushed the rebellion -
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Presidency Of Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt was governor of MY before becoming Vic 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 foreign diplomacy ideology nickname "big stick diplomacy"-The meaning of the phrase advises a tactic of caution and mom aggression backed by the ability to do violence if required-Roosevelt was a patron of Ant 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 Coast the banana and the symbolized us technology cool powers and economic power good us protected the rebels when they took control of a 10 mile strip-51 Mile length took 10 days to complete an equation 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 entrance another goal was to use private Capital to further us interests overseas the policy invent an interventions in Venezuela,cuba, and Central America