American Imperialism People
Rev. Josiah Strong
Author of Our Country (1885) that states Americans were a special God favored Anglo Saxon race destined to Christianize and "civilize"
Senators Henry Cabot Lodge and Albert Beveridge
Expansionist Congressmen who believed colonies were essential to world trade
Teddy Roosevelt
Former Assistant sec. of the navy who resigned to lead the Rough Riders in Cuba
Queen Liliuokalani
Last native ruler of Hawaii deposedby US marines in 1893
Emilio Aquinaldo
Leader of the Filipino Independence Movement
Philippe Bunau Varilla
Leader of the PAnamanian Independence Movement
William Seward
Sec of State who purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 for 7.2 million
Matthew Perry
US Commodore who opened Japan to foreign trade in 1853
George Dewey
US naval commander who destoryed the spanish fleet at Manila Bay
Captain Alfred Mahan
US naval officer and author of The Influence of Sea Power Upon History who believed a strong navy was teh key to world power