chapter 20
The Roosevelt Corollary applied the Monroe Doctrine to Hawaii.
false
In the Spanish-American War, more American soldiers died from disease than in combat.
True
A letter from Depuy de Lôme played a significant role in creating tensions that led to the annexation of Hawaii.
False
By 1920, both Puerto Rico and the Philippines had gained complete independence from the United States.
False
Josiah Strong defended imperialism for economic reasons.
False
In the 1880s, an attempt to build a canal across Central America was made by the
French
John Fiske used Darwinian ideas to justify Anglo-Saxon dominance.
True
The Treaty of Portsmouth resulted from American intervention in the
Russo-Japanese War.
In the 1890s, Hawaii entered into an agreement with the United States allowing them to import sugar into the country duty free in exchange for not leasing their territory to a third power.
True
Although Americans wanted to expand their territories in the Western Hemisphere by creating colonies, they had no intention of welcoming those colonized nations into the union.
True
In the 1880s, the Pacific was the major area of U.S. overseas activity.
True
The Spanish-American War occurred during the presidency of
William McKinley.
Theodore Roosevelt became president as a result of the death of
William McKinley.
The "new imperialism" of the 1890s especially stressed
access to new markets.
The Maine probably blew up as a result of
an Accident
Jane Addams, William James, and Andrew Carnegie all
belonged to the Anti-Imperialist League.
The Boxer Rebellion took place in
china
Which chronology is correct?
de Lôme letter, sinking of the Maine, Teller Amendment, battles around Santiago
The Teller Amendment
denied the intention to take Cuba.
The Open Door policy described America's approach to Cuba after 1900.
false
The Panama Canal opened in 1909 at the end of Theodore Roosevelt's administration.
false
Theodore Roosevelt fought in Cuba as a commissioned officer in the regular U.S. Army.
false
Alfred Thayer Mahan is best known for his writings about the
importance of sea power.
The Platt Amendment
placed restrictions on the Cuban government.
Albert J. Beveridge, Henry Cabot Lodge, and Theodore Roosevelt agreed on
the benefits of obtaining overseas possessions.
"Seward's folly" involved
the purchase of Alaska.
Emilio Aguinaldo at first aided George Dewey against the Spanish in the Philippines.
true
The United States built the Panama Canal on land that had previously belonged to Colombia.
true
The sensationalist approach of William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer's newspapers came to be called "yellow journalism."
true
Although Theodore Roosevelt successfully negotiated for the United States to use the Canal Zone, many felt his tactics during the negotiations with Panama
violated international law.
