HIST 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Emilio Aguinaldo, Platt Amendment
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Chapter 19 the quest for empire, 1865-1914. Captain alfred thayer mahan us navy admiral and historian whose concept of sea power was that the country with the largest, most powerful navy would be most globally impactful. Hawai"i the 50th and most recent state to join the union. It is a volcanic island chain in the pacific ocean, with a strategic location. Emilio aguinaldo a filipino revolutionary who fought both the spanish and the. Boxer rebellion a violent anti-foreign and anti-christian uprising which took place in china. Open door policy foreign powers forced china to trade equally with all other countries and keep trade ports open to all. Tariffs and taxes could be set, but were controlled by the foreign powers. Platt amendment a us amendment that allowed cuba to govern itself and its people and would take us troops out of cuba as long as cuba agreed to certain points.
