chapter 4 & 5

True

"Dollar diplomacy" placed less emphasis on military force and more on helping Latin American industry.

protectorate

A foreign area whose rulers are allowed to retain power in exchange for the protection of a more powerful nation is called

Populist Party

A movement to increase political power of farmers was called

immigrant

A person who enters and becomes established in a country other than that of his or her original nationality is known as a(n)

Rough Riders

An American volunteer cavalry unit, attacked San Juan Hill in Cuba and won.

political machine

An informal political group designed to gain and maintain power in a city

guerillas

Armed fighters who carry out surprise attacks

James Garfield

Assassinated by a frustrated jobseeker

Boxer Rebellion

Attempt by Chinese groups to destroy the influence of Westerners in China

Eastern & Southern Europeans

By the 1890s, more than half of all immigrants in the United States were

tenements

Crowded apartment buildings where most working-class families lived in cities.

William Howard Taft

Dollar Diplomacy

Liliuokalani

Hawaiian queen that tried to reassert the power of the monarch but was overthrown by American sugar planters.

Nativism

Hostility toward immigrants by native-born people is known as

True

Immigrants settled in ethnic neighborhoods such as "Little Italy" so they could recreate their homeland culture.

Columbia

In 1903 the United States negotiated with __ for the right to build a canal through its province of Panama.

Pearl Harbor

In a treaty with Hawaii, the United States received the rights to a naval base at

False

In the late 1800s, new technology helped farmers produce more crops, which tended to raise prices.

inflation

Increase in prices & decrease in the value of money

True

John Fiske's idea of Anglo-Saxonism promoted the notion that English-speaking countries were superior to others.

True

Many Catholics were discriminated against because people feared they would undermine U.S. workers & take jobs as strikebreakers.

social class

Many city neighborhoods were divided sharply according to

restictions of social class

Many immigrants came to the United States in part to escape from poverty and

cooperatives

Member farmers work together to increase prices and lower costs

Woodrow Wilson

Moral Imperialism

Patrons of Husbandry

Oliver Kelly founded the first national farm organization called the

William McKinley

Open Door Policy

True

Passed by Congress in response to the assassination of President James Garfield, the Pendelton Act marked the beginning of professional civil service- where most workers are given their jobs based on qualifications rather than political affiliation.

Party Boss

Person in control of a political machine

William Jennings Bryan

Populist and Democratic presidential nominee in 1896

Yellow Journalists

Reporters who published sensationalized stories about Spanish atrocities

William McKinley

Republican winner of 1896 election

The Open Door Policy

Secretary of State John Hay promoted _______, in which all nations agreed to let the others trade with China.

sphere of influence

Section of a country where a foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers

Theodore Roosevelt

Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick

False

The American Protective Association was an organization that supported Japanese immigration.

Paris

The Treat of __ ended the Spanish-American War.

False

The U.S. insisted that Cuba add the "Platt Amendment" to their constitution to ensure that Cuba would never again interact with America in any form.

Roosevelt Corollary

The United States would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary

Imperialism

The economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker ones is called

True

The idea that the U.S. and Latin America should work together became known as Pan-Americanism.

True

The rising value of land in some cities encouraged the buildling of tall, steel framed buildings called skyscrapers.

autonomy

The state of being self-governing.

Ellis Island

The vast majority of immigrants arriving on the East Coast passed through a processing center located where?

True

Threats from crime and violence, fire, disease, and pollution were part of city life in the late 1800s--especially for the working poor.

Mexico

U.S. foreign relations were damaged by President Woodrow Wilson's intervention in

Matthew Perry

U.S. naval commodore that entered Edo Bay & negotiated a treaty with Japan.

Phillapenes

What Spanish possession did the U.S. gain on May 1, 1898, when Commodore George Dewey defeated the Spanish navy?

William McKinley was assassinated

What enabled Theodore Roosevelt to become president in 1901?

Chinese Exclusion Act

What law prevented Chinese immigrants already in the United States from becoming citizens?

a willingness to go to war to protect American interests overseas

What new American attitude toward international affairs led to the building-up of the U.S. Navy?

the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor

What specific event triggered American cries for war against Spain?

contaminated drinking water

What triggered constant epidemics of typhoid fever and cholera in cities?

hurricanes in China

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Chinese immigration? severe unemployment in China hurricanes in China work on the railroads growing Chinese population

Puerto Rico

Which of the following was a Spanish territory acquired by the U.S. during the Spanish-American War?

the need to find new markets

Which of the following was a reason for the United States to become more active in international affairs?

True

William McKinley was the president during the Spanish-American War.

False

Woodrow Wilson wanted Victoriano Huerta to be in power in Mexico, but he was murdered by the forces of Francisco Madero.

Tammany Hall

_______ was the New York City Democratic political machine widely known for its corrupt practices.

Anglo-Saxonism

the U.S. had a duty to shape "less civilized" parts of the world