| A | B |
|---|
| alfred t. mahan | wrote books to build stronger navy |
| william e. seward | sec. of state; bought alaska |
| george dewey | commander of us fleet; tried to keep ships out of manila bay |
| valeriano weyler | spanish gen./gov.; ordered "reconsentration camps" |
| queen liluokalani | came into power in 1891 |
| theodore roosevelt | first american to win nobel piece prize |
| william mckinley | us president; assassinated |
| emilio aquinaldo | leader of revolutionary gov. of phillipines |
| john hay | secretary of state; called it "splendid little war"; had control of panama |
| yellow journalism | exagerated stories that helped sell newspaper |
| protectorate | a nation/region controlled by a stronger nation |
| sphere of influence | european nation controlled economic develpoment |
| isolation | separation from the political affairs of other countries; policy of george washington |
| imperialism | the policy of establishing colonie/building empires |
| reciprocity | the mutual lowering of tariff barriers |
| reconcentration camps | spanish gov weyler led people into these where approx. 2000 people died |
| rough riders | led by T.R.; 10th cavalry regiment |
| teller amendment | laid foundation for cuban independence |
| platt amendment | laid foundation for american occupation |
| monroe doctrine | prohibited other nations from getting involved w/the us |
