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1 America Claims an Empire
Chapter 18 America Claims an Empire

2 Imperialism The national policy or practice of acquiring foreign territories or establishing dominance over other nations.

3 Factors that fueled American Imperialism
Desire for Military Strength Thirst for new markets Belief in cultural superiority

4 Alfred T. Mahan formed the Great White Fleet (Atlantic Fleet)

5 Atlantic Fleet today

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8 Alaska Seward’s Folly 7.2 Million Timber Minerals Oil

9 Hawaii Sugar Plantations Pearl Harbor Queen Liliuokalani Marines
Sanford Dole

10 Spanish-American War US tried to buy Cuba
Spain said rather see Cuba Sunk into the ocean Violation of the Monroe Doctrine Sugar cane investors began sinking millions into the sugar produced from Cuba

11 Yellow Journalism Enrique Dupuy de Lome USS Maine

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13 US Began acquiring new lands

14 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico was split between those citizens who wanted state hood and those who wanted the local self government as American territories

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16 Platt Amendment Cuba could not make treaties that might limit it’s independence US reserved the right to intervene in Cuba Cuba was not to go into debt US could buy or lease land from Cuba for Naval ports US became a protectorate of Cuba

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18 China “Sick man of Asia” John Hay Open door notes

19 Boxer Rebellion Resentment about the open door policy
Named for their use of Martial Arts

20 Panama Canal

21 Pedro Miguel Locks

22 Cruise Ship going through a set of locks

23 Roosevelt Corollary

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25 Pancho Villa Disgruntled by US policy to aid Mexican Government
Went on killing spree Over 20 innocent Americans Died at the hands of Pancho Villa

26 John J. Pershing General ordered to bring Villa in Dead or Alive
Mexican Government outraged US had bigger problems on the horizon

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