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
