| This document granted American control over
the Panama Canal Zone in return for a U.
S. guarantee of Panamanian independence. |
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| Extreme nationalism, often to the point of
belligerency. |
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| This Secretary of State concluded a treaty
with Russia in 1867 for the U. S. purchase
of Alaska. |
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| On May 1, 1898, he easily crushed the Spanish
fleet in Manila Bay. |
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| This view of the Spanish minister in Washington
and his negative assessment of President
McKinley was leaked to the U. S. press and
made many Americans feel that their national
honor had been insulted. |
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| He was the leader of the Filipino insurrection
against American rule. |
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| In his book, The Influence of Sea Power on History: 1660-1783, he demonstrated that all great empires
of modern times had possessed a large merchant
marine and strong naval forces. |
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| President Theodore Roosevelt sent them around
the world to show all nations (especially
Japan) America's extensive naval power. |
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| This document pledged that the United States
had no intention of annexing Cuba. |
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| A technique of newspapers featuring sensationalism
as a way to stir attention and increase sales. |
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| This privilege enabled certain foreigners
to have the right to remain subject to their
own country's laws. The U. S. had this privilege
in China. |
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| This treaty, which ended the Russo-Japanese
War, was arbitrated by Theodore Roosevelt,
for which he received the Nobel Peace Prize.
He was the first American to be so honored. |
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