CHAPTER 27
big sister policy
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James G. Blaine's method of putting Latin America under America's protection.
great rapprochement
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A fancy name for the reconciliation between America and Britain.
mckinley tariff
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A tariff that was placed on produces from Hawaii.
insurrectos
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The name given to Cubans who revolted against Spain by torching cornfields and sugar mills as well as dynamiting passenger trains.
maine
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An American ship that blew up on February 15, 1989, killing 260 sailors and putting the blame on Spain.
teller amendment
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An proclamation made by the United States saying that once they defeated Spain, they would grant Cuba freedom.
rough riders
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A small army of Americans led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish American war over Cuba.
anti-imperialist league
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A league that formed to fight the expansionist moves of McKinley's administration.
foraker act
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An act that gave Puerto Ricans a limited degree of popular government.
insular cases
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A set of bad decision made by the Supreme Court, such as that the flag outran the constitution.
platt amendment
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An amendment that forced the Cubans to write their own constitution under its rules.
open door note
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A note sent from America to China demanding rights to trade with them.
boxer rebellion
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A rebellion in China that was aimed at killing Chinese Christians.
hay-pauncefote treaty
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A treaty America made with Britain that allowed them to build the Panama Canal, but they were not allowed to fortify it.
roosevelt corollary
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A proclamation that Theodore Roosevelt made about South America that is seen as an extension to the Monroe Doctrine.
root-takahira agreement
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A treaty that America made with Japan stating that both powers would respect each other's territorial possessions.