HIST 2112 Midterm: HIST-Notes
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American expansionism : the lure of empire: ha(cid:449)aii: (cid:862)crossroads of the pa(cid:272)ifi(cid:272)(cid:863, kamehameha i, missionaries, protectorate, queen liliuokalani, us business interest, reciprocity treaty. Treaty that guarantees that the u. s will protect them & let them use our navy. Protect you once you become our trading partner: mckinley tariff. Highest tariff in u. s history: revolt, sandford dole. Owner of the dole pineapple company: alaska. Purchased in 1876 by william seward from the. Gold, silver, diamonds, platinum was discovered there: cuba, reasons for war, valeriano weyler. Uprising against the spanish crown so the. Spanish misrule was the goal to crush the rebellion. Called the reconcentration policy: yellow journalism. Extreme patriotism: believes that they are the only ones who could fix a problem, joseph pulitzer, william randolph hearst, de lome letter. President mckinley is weak, does whatever the party tells him. U. s spanish ambassador: theodore roosevelt, rough riders. Private army fighting in cuba against the. Spanish for the u. s: san juan hill.
