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Section 1

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Naturalization

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the process of becoming a citizen through test, examinations, and or other requirements

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John Hay

Front

Secretary of State, coined the phrase "a splendid little war"

Back

The Air Craft Carrier

Front

( big stick of today )

Back

Annexation

Front

the action of taking over something, conquering territory

Back

Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer

Front

Newspaper men who fanned the flames of war, often used yellow journalism

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the USS Boston

Front

the ship that takes over Hawaii

Back

Grover Cleveland

Front

Man responsible for keeping the United Sates neutral

Back

Arbitration

Front

the person with the final say, the final decision in an argument, the last decision

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Alfred Thayer Mahan

Front

writes about the influence of sea power upon history

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Antonio Valeriano Weyler

Front

Spanish Governor responsible for atrocities against Cuban people

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Yellow Journalism

Front

Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers, milking it

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Admiral William T. Sampson

Front

responsible for defeating the Spanish fleet in Santiago Harbor

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the USS Oregon

Front

The ship that was used to take over Cuba (confirmed we needed a canal)

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the USS Olympia

Front

Flag Ship, George Dewey, the ship used to cross the T (Battle of Manila Bay)

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Emilio Aguinaldo

Front

Filipino rebel leader against the Spanish and later the US

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Theodore Roosevelt

Front

Assistant Secretary of the Navy, emphatically called for war, resigned his position to lead the Rough Riders

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Enrique Dupuy de Lome

Front

Spanish Ambassador who insulted the American President in writing

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William Mckinnley

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President at the time of the war, didn't want war, but events surpassed his ability to stop it

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Nativism

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the belief in the superiority of Native born citizens

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Militarism

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the belief and desire for a strong military, the military can solve every problem

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Frederic Remington

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famous painter, painted several famous scenes of war

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Protectorate

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A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power

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Totalitarianism

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A political system in which the government has total control over the lives of individual citizens.

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Battle of Manila Bay

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this battle makes us a World Power "fire when ready Gridley"

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George Dewey

Front

(Vermonter) destroyed the Spanish fleet in Manila, "you may fire when ready Gridley"

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the USS Maine

Front

Blown up in Havana Harbor (pretext for Spanish War) explosion blamed on the Spanish

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Neutraility

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a policy of not taking part in war, the state of not helping or attacking either side

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Edward Gibbon

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writer of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, "read your Gibbon"

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Dictatorship

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generally negative, complete control and power in one person

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Admiral Pascual Cervera

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commander of Spanish forces in Cuba

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