<p>Jane Addams- Hull House</p><p>Ida B. Wells- anti-lynching writer</p><p>Booker T. Washington- accepted segregation now in exchange for economic opportunity </p><p>W.E.B. Dubois- full equality now, racism is everyone’s problem</p><p>Matthew Perry- Opens Japan to U.S. trade</p><p>Josiah Strong- “white man’s burden” – whites must take over & “civilize” the rest of the world.</p><p>Alfred Thayer Mahan- to be a powerful nation, you need a powerful navy and be imperialist </p><p>George Dewey- involved in the Spanish-American War and captured the Philippines</p><p>Queen Liliuokalani- Queen of Hawaii that was overthrown. Hawaii later became a state.</p><p>Emilio Aguinaldo- Filipino rebel who fights against Spain and then the US when they took over</p><p>William McKinley- President during the Spanish-American War and he decided to take over the colonies.</p><p>Theodore Roosevelt- Leader of the “Rough Riders”, Big Stick Policy, Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize</p><p>Philippe Bunau-Varilla- starts a rebellion in Panama so the US can build the Panama Canal</p><p>William Howard Taft- President who is known for “dollar diplomacy”</p><p>Woodrow Wilson- President for the policy of watchful waiting</p><p>John Pershing- “Black Jack” leader of the black units in the Spanish-American War and he goes into Mexico to try and capture Pancho Villa</p><p>Pancho Villa- Mexican revolutionary and bandit who robbed American banks and escaped back to Mexico.</p><p>Hull House- founded by Jane Addams in order to provide help to the poor and immigrants</p><p>Old Immigrants/New Immigrants- Old were before the Civil War, New were after the Civil War</p><p>NEW: Italians, Polish, Russians, Greeks, Japanese, Chinese </p><p>Ellis Island- the Immigration center where immigrants would arrive</p><p>Social Darwinism- theory that “you get what you deserve” Open Door Policy- everybody gets to trade with China equally. China was never asked about this.</p><p>Yellow Press- This was a cause of the Spanish-American War. Stories in newspapers that made the Spanish look bad. </p><p>De Lome Letter- Spanish Ambassador insults President McKinley in a letter. </p><p>Remember the Maine- US battleship stinks in Cuba. US blames Spain. </p><p>Spanish-American War- US becomes an openly imperialist power.</p><p>Teller Amendment- US promises not to take over Cuba.</p><p>Rough Riders- Teddy Roosevelt’s soldiers in the Spanish –American War. Became famous because he controlled the newspapers.</p><p>Platt Amendment- Says the US controls Cuba’s foreign policy.</p><p>Guantanamo- US Naval Base in Cuba</p><p>Insular Cases- US Supreme Court decides that people in US colonies DO NOT get the rights of US citizens.</p><p>Boxer Rebellion- Chinese rebel against the foreigners but it is unsuccessful </p><p>Russo-Japanese War- Roosevelt mediates a treaty between Russian and Japan and wins the Nobel Peace Prize</p><p>Big Stick Policy- If you have military might (strong military), people will not mess with you.</p><p>Panama Canal- US gains control of the Panama area and builds the canal. </p><p>Roosevelt Corollary- The US can get involved in any country in North and South America.</p><p>Dollar Diplomacy- Bribes are better than guns. It is easier to pay people to do what you want then shoot them to do what you want. </p><p>Watchful Waiting- Wilson tries to stay out of Mexico’s Civil War but is unsuccessful. </p><p>Colony- Mother country has complete control over the other country.</p><p>Protectorate- Mother country protects you but you have to give stuff to them in return</p><p>Spheres of Influence- Mother Country gains some important concessions. </p>