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Conquest of the West, 49

Council of Action, organization, 250 " " National Defense, 148

Cuban independence, 66 " treaty, 208

Dictatorship, possibility of, 222

Dominican Republic, relations with, 209

Education for imperialism, 169

Empire and British workers, 258 " characteristics of, 15 " definition of, 16 " evolution of, 22 " prevalence of, 17 " price of, 20, 264 " stages in, 19 " workers and, 262

Empires, the Big Four, 231

Europe, financial breakdown, 249 " revolution in, 246

Financial imperialism, 135

Foreign investments, 131

France, gains of, 197

Government and business, 99

Great Peace, 36

Great War, 143 " " advantages of, to the United States, 157 " " next incidents of, 235 " " results of, 240

Guaranty Trust Company, 136

Hawaii, annexation of, 62 " revolution in, 63

Hayti, conditions in, 210

Immigrants, race of, 160

Imperial alignment, 229 " goal, 222 " purpose, 165 " sentiments, 166 " task, 237 " " nature of, 228

Imperialism, advantages of, 256 " beginnings of, 65 " challenge to, 243 " cost of, 261 " establishment of, 72 " failure of, 243 " psychology of, 170

Imperialists, training of, 219

Incomes, in the United States, 115

Industrial combination, 81 " organization, 78 " revolution, 76

International exploitation, 128 " finance, 135 " Harvester Co., 133

Investing nations, 127

Investment bankers, 86

Investments in the United States, 130

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