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Test review ch 18. King Kalakaua : was forced to change Hawaii constitution to grant voting rights only to wealthy landowners George Dewey; naval commander who led American forces into Manilla Bay and destroyed Spanish forces.
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King Kalakaua: was forced to change Hawaii constitution to grant voting rights only to wealthy landowners • George Dewey; naval commander who led American forces into Manilla Bay and destroyed Spanish forces. • Pearl Harbor: US pressured Hawaii leaders to let them build a naval base there
De Lome Letter: criticized President McKinley and angered Americans. • Alfred Mahan: US Navy admiral advised US to construct new battleships • Sanford Dole:1893 became provisional President of Hawaii • Roosevelt Corollary: diplomatic policy of denying recognition of Latin American governments that the US viewed as oppressive, undemocratic or hostile to US interests.
PanchoVilla: Nationalist who rebelled against Mexico's President in 1915. • Venustiano Carranza: nationalist leader who became president of Mexico in 1915.
Know what lead to US Imperialism- example… military strength and belief in cultural superiority.. • Roosevelt won Nobel Peace prize for negotiating theend to a war between Japan and Russia • Platt Amendment- US made Cuba include this in their constitution
Jose Marti- Cuban Poet organized guerrilla campaign to destroy American owned property in Cuba to provoke US intervention in Cuba • US helped free Panama from Columbia before they built the Panama Canal • Boxer Rebellion—Chinese revolutionaries trying to remove foreign influence from China • Foraker Act-to end military rule and set up civil government in Puerto Rico
John Pershing was sent by Wilson to Mexico to capture Pancho Villa. • Emilio Aguinaldo- fought for Philippines • Open Door Notes- China was the focus • Treaty of Paris 1898 guaranteed independence to Cuba • Philippines- US used concentration camps