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| imperialism | the practice of extending a nation's power by gaining territories for a colonial empire |
| isolationism | a national policy of avoiding involvement in other countries' affairs |
| William H.Seward | arranged the purchase of Alaska from Rusia for $7.2 million |
| Liliuokalani | (1838-1917) Born in Honolulu,Queen Liliuokalani was proud of Hawain traditions |
| spheres of influence | an area where foreign countries control trade or natural resources of another nation or area |
| Open Door Policy | a policy established by the United States in 1899 to promote equal access for all nations to trade in China |
| Boxer Rebellion | (1900) a siege of a foreign settlement in Beijing by Chinese nationalists who were angry at foreign involvement in China |
| yellow journalism | the reporting of exaggerated stories in newspapers to increase sales |
| Teller Amendment | (1898) a congressional resolution stating that the U.S. had no interest in taking control of Cuba |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | August 13,U.S troops and Filipino rebels took control of the Philippine capital Manila |
| Anti-Imperialist League | a group of citizens opposed to imperialism,and specifically,to the peace treaty that gave the United States control of Cuba,Guam,Puerto Rico,and the Philippines |
| Platt Amendment | a part of the Cuban constitution drafted under the supervision of the United States thal limited Cuba's right to make treaties,gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuba affairs,and required Cuba to sell or lease land to the U.S |
| Panama Canal | an artificial waterway across the Isthmus of Panama;completed by the United States in 1914 |
| Roosevelt Corollary | (1904) Theodore Roosevelt's addition to the Monroe Doctrine warning nations in the Americas that if they didn't pay their debts,the United States would get involved |
| dollar diplomacy | influencing goverments through economic,not military intervention |
| Mexican Revolution | a revolution led by Francisco Madero in 1910 that eventually forced the Mexican dictator Diaz to resign |
| John J.Pershing | sending General Pershing and 15,000 U.S soldiers into Mexico to catch the rebel leader |
| Francisco"Pancho"Villa | who had killed 17 Americans in New Mexico.Pershing failed to capture Villa,and Wlson recalled the troops |
