Imperialism

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Which headline related to the Spanish-American war is an example of yellow journalism? "President McKinley asked Congress for war declaration against Spain" " United States mobilizes for war with Spain" "United States demands response to Spanish actions" " Spanish troops Slaughter innocent Cuban citizens"

" Spanish troops Slaughter innocent Cuban citizens"

of the following statements, the one that best reflects an Anti-Imperialist attitude is "it is not necessary to won people to trade with them" "the expansion of our trade and commerce is the pressing problem" " is there a no nation wise enough, brave enough to aid this bloody-smitten land" " fate has written a policy for us; the trade of the world must and shall be ours"

"it is not necessary to won people to trade with them"

believe that a powerful navy was essential to establishing overseas markets

Alfred Mahan

the Platt Amendment Who did the US intervene in Cuba Allowed the US to intervene in Cuba whenever we saw fit Place Fidel Castro in power Allowed the US to take Cuba as a territory Gave Spain Cuba at the colony

Allowed the US to intervene in Cuba whenever we saw fit

the name of a "secret society" in China that killed privileged westerners in China

Boxers

term of respect given to former slaves that's what out west to fight the Indian Wars. Later became members of the Rough Riders

Buffalo Soldiers

The idea of eating Mexican, Thai or Cuban food in the u.s. is an example of this..

Cultural diffusion

the first island in the Caribbean Sea that the US acted as an "international police force"

Dominican Republic

Guerilla leader of the Philippines

Emilio Aguinaldo

he used guerrilla warfare in the Philippines against the u.s. to gain independence after we bought them from Spain

Emilio Aguinaldo

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, United States intervention in Latin America was motivated mainly by the United States desire to suppressed Latin America and movements for National Independence Reduce the influence of Communism Ensure the safety of its growing investments in the area counteract Spain's economic domination of the area Gain more territory

Ensure the safety of its growing investments in the area

this established civilian government on the island of Puerto Rico

Foraker Act

he stated that the US no longer had a clear line of frontier and therefore American expansion was closed and democracy had formed

Frederick Jackson Turner

Which of the following represents the main reason the United States implemented the open door policy in China? Promote immigration Expand democratic reforms Encourage religious freedoms Guarantee access to markets Purchase of sphere of influence

Guarantee access to markets

this is established Panama Canal Zone

Hay Bunau Varilla Treaty

confidant of Roosevelt who will lead the Republican Party into blocking the u.s. entrance into the League of Nations after WWII

Henry Cabot Lodge

With which of the following was Theodore Roosevelt's big stick policy most associated? friendly relations with China after the Boxer Rebellion Court actions to support business monopolies. Called "Trustbuster" Intervention in Latin American affairs Conservation of natural resources insisting on an Open Door Policy in China

Intervention in Latin American affairs

President William Howard Taft supported Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America because Investing in other countries expended our influence without having to use military we were a rich country and could afford to buy off other people We needed more gold to back up the US dollars . the us could purchase other colonies instead of going to war

Investing in other countries expended our influence without having to use military

this country began ignoring the open door policy and defeated China, only to find itself at war with Russia

Japan

the u.s. Navy leader that destroyed the Spanish Navy in the Philippines capturing them by surprise

John Dewey

the Secretary of State called the Spanish-American War " a splendid little war"

John Hay

this Guerrilla leader worked in a cigar Factory in Ybor City, Tampa before returning to Cuba to start an independence Revolution

Jose Marti

started the revolution in Cuba for independence from Spain

Jose Martini

"You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war." This was a famous quote in 1898 by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst to his artist Frederic Remington. By saying this, Hearst was suggesting that artists and writers resented being censored by the government Artwork made newspapers more interesting to read Journalism could be used to shape opinions and policies Actress and objectivity Artist hated war and Hearst wanted war

Journalism could be used to shape opinions and policies

the leader of the Rough Riders

Leonardo wood

she, being the Mistress of William Randolph Hearst, proved her love by selling Hearst Castle for $1.00

Marion Davis

this man was leader of the Anti-Imperialist League and also coined the word "Gilded Age" during industrialization

Mark Twain

Roosevelt read The Jungle, and helped to pass this law

Meat Inspection Act

the stated that the US would oppose any attempt by European countries to establish colonies in the Western Hemisphere

Monroe Doctrine

the battleship that was stationed in California and was ordered to Cuba. Took 2 months. Knew we needed a canal.

Oregon

what president is going to lead us into World War I? President William McKinley President Theodore President William Howard Taft President Woodrow Wilson

President Woodrow Wilson

the term yellow journalism refers to the publication of the comic strip " the yellow kid" in DC's line of comics Printing sensational stories to sell newspapers a strict code of journalistic ethics that prevents stories from being exaggerated printing newspaper stories that are accurate and fair attempting to calm the American public at time of national crisis

Printing sensational stories to sell newspapers

believes that non-european cultures are inferior and Europeans are obligated to dominate

Rudyard Kipling

Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish-American War by writing articles about the political popularity of Williams Jennings Bryan efforts of the United States to control Mexico destruction of United States sugar plantation by Hawaiians Sinking of the United States battleship Maine in Havana Harbor

Sinking of the United States battleship Maine in Havana Harbor

an area where a foreign nation controls economic development

Sphere of Influence

Why did construction of the Panama Canal become more important to the United States after the Spanish-American War? Congress realize that the key threat to US security came from South America France has plans to purchase the Canal Zone and colonized Panama Spain had regained control of its former colonies near the canal route The Navy needed a faster way to move ships from the Pacific to Atlantic Oceans The US wanted to take over South America

The Navy needed a faster way to move ships from the Pacific to Atlantic Oceans

How did the Platt Amendment differ from the Teller Amendment? The Platt Amendment promised that the United States would never intervene again in Cuba The Platt Amendment overturned the Teller Amendment by authorizing the United States to annex Cuba The Platt Amendment preserved Cuban Independence but claimed the right to intervene in Cuban Affairs The Platt Amendment promised that the United States would leave Cuba as soon as its independence from Spain was secured

The Platt Amendment preserved Cuban Independence but claimed the right to intervene in Cuban Affairs

Describe in detail who are the real heroes of the battle of San Juan Hill and why.

The real heroes of the battle of San Juan Hill are the Buffalo Soldiers because they were not given canned meat so they were well enough to go into battle.

the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine established which of the following? The right of European nations to forcefully collect debts in the Western Hemisphere The right of the US to build and fortify an Atlantic Pacific Canal The independence of Panama from Colombia the right of the US to act as an arbitrator in Asian conflicts with the Western Hemisphere Nations The right of the u.s. to act as a police power in the Western Hemisphere nations

The right of the u.s. to act as a police power in the Western Hemisphere nations

The most serious issue in the debate over the ratification of the Treaty of Paris in 1898 was The status of the Philippines political rights of the Puerto Rican people American commercial rights in Cuba the sum of money to be paid by Spain to the United States how much money in the United States had to pay for Guam

The status of the Philippines

This president started the National Forest Service

Theodore Roosevelt

formed the Progressive Party

Theodore Roosevelt

he promised Americans a "Square Deal"

Theodore Roosevelt

This ended the Spanish-American War

Treaty of Paris

This was negotiated by President Roosevelt

Treaty of Portsmouth

his policy was "Dollar Diplomacy"

William Howard Taft

Theodore Roosevelt became president because this u.s. president was assassinated in 1901

William McKinley

introduce mosquito control and helps immensely to the building of the Panama Canal

William gorgas

his policy was "moral diplomacy"

Woodrow Wilson

What was one characteristic of American imperialism in the late-19th and early-20th centuries? Avoiding involvement with nations in East Asia supporting independence movements in Africa rejecting the use of military force to gain colonies acquiring territory to promote economic and strategic interests hiring for labor to work in the United States

acquiring territory to promote economic and strategic interests

The Platt Amendment to the Cuban Constitution forbid Cuba from making treaties with other nations gave the US the right to intervene in Cuba to protect independence, life and property required Cuba to permit American Naval stations on its territory give Cuba minimal independence all of these are correct

all of these are correct

Which statement best characterizes President Theodore Roosevelt's position on trusts? Some trusts were harmful to the public interest all trusts should be broken up Trusts were of benefit to the public interest Trusts were legal and could not be abolished Trusts when controlled by the government can be helpful to the consumer

all trusts should be broken up

the United States gained control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal by negotiating with Columbia Invading an attacking Columbia implementing the open door policy encouraging and supporting Panamanian Independence

encouraging and supporting Panamanian Independence

According to the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War, the US would: (annex means to gain as territories) free Cuba and annex both Guam and Puerto Rico and pay $20 million for the Philippines free Guam and Cuba, an annex Puerto Rico free Juan, Puerto Rico and Cuba Annex Cuba, Guam and Puerto Rico and free the Philippines

free Cuba and annex both Guam and Puerto Rico and pay $20 million for the Philippines

by the end of the 19th century, jingoism in the United States was encouraged by all of the following except: imperialism naval views of Alfred Thayer Mahan new immigrants yellow journalism social Darwinism

new immigrants

President Theodore Roosevelt's big stick policy was used by the United States to police the Western Hemisphere Expand its colonial empire in Asia isolate itself from European conflicts Settle a dispute between Russia and Japan

police the Western Hemisphere

Secretary of State John Hay sent his Open Door notes (1899-1900) to world powers to keep Chinese workers from coming to America secure a fair settlement in the Russian Japanese war protect United States trading interest in China bring a peaceful end to the Boxer Rebellion

protect United States trading interest in China

The Treaty of Paris in 1898 ended what? WWI the Spanish-American War Korean War The Philippine-American Insurrection The Japan Russia War

the Spanish-American War

What was the central principle of the Roosevelt Corollary? US territories could not enter any foreign agreements US territories who would remain unincorporated the US would use force to prevent European intervention in the affairs of countries in the western hemispheres the US would support only those revolutionary movements that promoted Democratic principles the US would use the Great White Fleet to open China to trade with all countries

the US would use force to prevent European intervention in the affairs of countries in the western hemispheres

Which of the following would be an example of Moral Diplomacy? the United States aiding a pro democratic government in Latin America sending troops to a foreign Nation order to force their leader to resign sending money to a foreign nation in exchange for opening trade declaring war on a neighboring country in order to force their non-democratic government to resign none of the above

the United States aiding a pro democratic government in Latin America

this law passed by Congress organized the first volunteer cavalry to fight the Spanish-American War

volunteer army act

the de Lomé letter had the effect of: discrediting the McKinley administration in US eyes worsening u.s. Spanish relations exposing us imperialistic ambitions angering in the business and financial interests of the u.s.

worsening u.s. Spanish relations


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