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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 " whether they will or not, Americans must now begin to look outward. 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 over threw queen Liliuokalani-Grover Cleveland was the first president of the US that annexed Hawaii as a state in 1889-one of doles cousins later became the attorney general of Hawaii & another one of his cousins founded the Dole Food Company in Hawaii -
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EXPANDING WORLD POWER
America changes their view from internal expansion and domestic issues to becoming a global force, both economically and military. -
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Spanish American War
~ cause was the mysterious explosion of the battleship USS marine
~ location of Military action were Havana Harbor , Philippines and Puerto Rico , Guam
~ Philippines and Guam became theres
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USS Marine
The USS Marine was sent to Cuba to protect American citizens while Cuba revolutionaries were fighting to win independence from Spain-publishers dulitzer and heart newspaper deliberately sensationalized the news, depicting the Spaniards as murderous and brutes in order to sell newspaper, having medias reaction outraged Americans and embarrassed Spain-This technique became known as yellow Journalism -
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Theodore Roosevelt
On July 1, 1998 U.S forces, including Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders, defeated greatly outnumbered Spanish forces at San Juan Hill near 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 -
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 China. An International army crushed the rebellion -
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President of Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt was governor of NY before becoming vice 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 foregin diplomacy ideology nickname "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 grand canyon. -
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Panama Canal
the panama canal was created so Americans and business men could ship cargo quickly and cheap between the Atlantic and Pacific coast. 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. Construction took 10 years to complete costing 400 million. Also thousands of lives were lost due to many illness including yellow fever. -
Event Roosevelt Corollary
~The Roosevelt Corollary change the Monroe doctrine
~ The Monroe doctrine blocked further expansion of Europe in the West hemisphere , the Roosevelt Corollary went one step further
~ Renounced interventionism and establish his good neighbor policy for the western Hemisphere. -
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Dollar Diplomacy
~ The goal was to create stability abroad and promote America Commercial interests
~ Another goal was to used private capital to further U.S interests overseas
~ The policy was evident in extensive U.S interventions in Venezuela , Cuba , and Central America