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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 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
Dole served as the first and only resident of Hawaii after he and others threw queen Liliuokalani Grover Cleveland was the first of the US that annexed Hawaii as a state in 1889 one of doles cousins later became the attorney general of Hawaii and another one of his cousins founded the Dole Food Company in Hawaii. -
USS Maine
-The USS Maine was sent to Cuba to protect American citizens while Cuba revolutionaries were fighting to win independence from Spain
-Publishes Dulitzer and Heart newspaper diliberality sensationalized
the news, depicting the Spaniards as murderous and brutal in order to sell newspaper, having medias reaction outraged Americans and embarrassed Spain
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Expanding World Power
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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 rebellion. -
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Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt was governor of NY before becoming vice pres-. At he age of 42 he became the president he once said " speak softly and carry a big stick you will go far" and established a foreign 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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The Panama Canal
The panama canal was created so that Americans and business men could ship cargo across the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Teddy R. made a deal with the Panamanian rebels to make them an independent country asked in return for a 10 mile strip of rain forest to create the canal. Construction taking 10 years costing 400 million dollars. And also costing thousands of lives some due to the yellow fever. -
Roosevelt Corollary
- the Roosevelt corollary changed the Monroe doctrine
- the Monroe doctrine blocked further expansion of Europe in the Western hemisphere, the Roosevelt corollary his goods neighbor policy for the western hemisphere
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Dollar Diplomacy
- the goal wa sto create stablity around and promote American commercial interests
- another goal was to use private capital to further U.S. interests overseas
- the policy was evident in extensive U.S. interventions in Venezuela, Cuba and Central America.
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Spanish American War
After the explosion of the USS Maine and U.S wanted European powers to remain out of western hemisphere were reasons of war. Military actions happened in Cuba, Puerto Rico and Guam. the treaty of Paris was signed U.S gain the Philippines, Guam and all Spain's colonies and Puerto Rico w exception Cuba. Do to U.S win they become known as world power. -
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Theodore Roosevelt
On July 1, 1898 U.S forces, including teddy , rough riders defeated greatly outnumbered spanisj forces at San Jaun Hill and Kettle Hill near the Spanish stronghold of santiago de Cuba-Theodore Roosevelt was the assistant secretary of the navy he
