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| a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force |
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| monarch of Hawaii during the period of annexation; lived for 20 years as an American citizen following her dethronement by the U.S. government |
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| American naval ship that was destroyed in Havana harbor in Cuba |
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| large island south of the U.S.; location of fighting between the Spanish, native Cubans, and the U.S. military |
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| location of the sinking of the USS Maine |
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| country against whom the U.S. fought a war; started with the destruction of the USS Maine |
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| located in Hawaii, a strategic military harbor used by the U.S. in the Spanish American war as a fueling station on the way to the Philippines |
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| island nation found in the Pacific Ocean that became a U.S. territory following the Spanish defeat in a war with the U.S. |
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| President William McKinley |
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| leader of the U.S. who overturned the actions of his predecessor and annexed the Republic of Hawaii as a strategic military location |
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| President Grover Cleveland |
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| leader of the U.S> who sided with Queen Lili'uokalani and stopped the annexation of Hawaii |
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| individuals who owned plantations in Hawaii who were instrumental in supporting the annexation of the islands for economic purposes |
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| conflict between U.S. and Spanish forces in the Philippines that ended the fighting on the islands |
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| locations where the Spanish military kept Cuban rebels for many years; poor conditions led to thousands of deaths; similar ones were used by the U.S. in the Philippines |
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| Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt |
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| future U.S. President who led American troops in the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish American War |
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