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21 Cards in this Set
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Spanish American War 1898 |
- coined "splended little war" - centered around 2 naval battles - highly popular war |
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John Hay |
- Secretary of State under McKinley - Secretary of State during Spanish-American War - initiates Open Door Policy |
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problems during the Spanish-American War |
- little food, supplies - mosquitoes pass on deadly illness - black units usually trained in Deep South |
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Theodore Roosevelt 1898 |
- general & leader of the Rough Riders - popular in media |
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Battle of Manila May 1 1898 |
- led by Commodore George Dewey - successful naval battle - US takes Manila Bay w/ no casualties - Filipino battle |
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Battle of Santiago Bay |
- led by Admiral Samson - US wins easily - destruction of Spanish navy - Cuban battle |
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Admiral Samson |
- leading admiral in Battle of Santiago Bay |
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Commodore George Dewey |
- leading general in Battle of Manila |
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Treaty of Paris Dec 1898 |
- Cuba gets independence - Spain cedes Guam & Puerto Rico to US - Spain assumes Cuban debt for war - introduces Philippines Question |
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Philippines Question |
- thorniest issue of Treaty of Paris - question of whether US should take Philippines - leads to Filipino-American War |
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Filipino-American War Feb 1899 |
- 3 yrs long - caused US lawmakers to accept 4th condition of Treaty of Paris - fought w guerrilla tactics by Philippines & Spanish-Filipino tactics by US - turns US into colonizing power |
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Emilio Aguinaldo |
- felt wronged by Americans considering taking Philippines; began a revolution - assassinated by US espionage agents |
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William Howard Taft 1901 |
- Secretary of State under Theodore Roosevelt - sets up civil government in Philippines - media-famous for competence |
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Forsaker Act 1900 |
- establishes civil government on Puerto Rico |
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General Leonard Wood |
- occupied Cuba - organized creation of Cuban Constitution - established Cuban census |
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Platt Amendment |
- addition to Cuban Constitution listing US requirements for Cuban sovereignty: > Cuba can't make treaties w/ other powers > Cuba can't acquire any debt it can't pay > Cuba must lease its naval bases to the US (e.g. Guantanamo Bay) > US may intervene if it wishes for purposes of maintaining an orderly governmnet |
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Dr. Walter Reed |
- offered medical aid in Cuba - greatly relieved Cuban yellow fever |
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Open Door Policy |
- international policy regarding cooperation betwixt nations influential to Chinese economy > nations w/ area of influence will respect other nations in that area > no one discriminates against other nations in dues or railroad rates - sent to all 9 countries & all conned into accepting |
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Boxer Rebellion 1900 |
- nationalist movement by Boxers - main point to kill as many foreigners as possible - spurs entry of US troops |
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Boxers |
- Chinese nationalist secret society - found in Chinese interior, NOT coastline |
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reconcentration camps |
- institutions meant to discourage Filipino sovereignty > under Spain, death camps > under US, not death camps, but still badly infringing on Filipino freedom |
