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American History
American History
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11th Grade
12/16/2012

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Pearl Harbor
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the kingdom best port
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imperialism
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the policy in which stronger nation extend their economic,political or military control over weaker territories.
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yellow journalism
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sensational style of writing, which exaggerates the news to lure and readers
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U.S.S. Maine
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presdient Mckinley order them to cuba to bring home american citizens in danger from the fighting and to protect american property
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Rough Riders
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a volunteer cavalry under the command of leanard wood & theodore roosevelt
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treaty or paris
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to luched off a great debate in the united states
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foraker act
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ended military rule and set up a civil government
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platt  amendment
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the united states insisted that cuba add it constitution several provision
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protectorate
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a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a strong power
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open door notes
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series of policy statments
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Boxer Rebellion
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the international forces put down
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Roosevelt corallary
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a message to congress roosevelt monore ductrine
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panama canal
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an artificial water, the united states had to get permission form colombia,which then needed panama
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dollar diplomacy
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the U.S policy of using the nations economic powers excert in finience over other countries
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14 amendment
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equal protection of laws
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15 amendment
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the denial of voting rights to people because of their race or color because they have perviously been slaves
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17 amendment
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senators by people rather than by states legislatures 
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19 amendment
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give woman the right to vote
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