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What happened with a year of United States Navy Commodore Matthew Perry’s arrival in Tokyo bay in 1853 |
Perry negotiated a treaty that opened trade to the United States |
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Hawaii was annexed in |
1898 during the Spanish American War |
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Why did United States Navy Commodore George Dewy lead an attack on ships in the Manila Bay during the Spanish American War |
Manila bay was ruled by Spain and the ships belonged to the Spanish |
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The "Rough Riders" were |
A volunteer cavalry unit in the Spanish American War |
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When did the United States grant independence to the Philippines? |
In 1946 when the islands were liberated from Japanese occupation during World War 1 |
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Unlike Britain, France, and Russia, the United States |
Wanted to keep trade in China open |
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The Platt Amendment |
Gave the United States the right to preserve order as needed in Cuba |
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President Roosevelt sent troops to support Panamanian rebels in the fight against Columbia so that |
The united States could get the rights to build a canl in Panama at a lower price |
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In the beginning of the twentieth century the United States had become |
Accustomed to military involvement overseas |
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An economy that is based on mining or producing raw materials to be used in foreign industries is called |
An industrial economy |
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The United States wanted overseas territories because the territories had |
Customer who would buy US products |
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Why did journalists call the Alaska purchase of 1867 "Sewards Folly" |
They wondered why the United States would want a vast tundra of snow and ice far from the continental borders |
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What new relationship with Hawaii did Congress aprove in 1898 |
annexation |
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Social Darwinism is the the theory that |
Life consists of competitive struggles in which only the strong survive |
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The 1898 Treat of Paris dealt with which territory or territories |
Cuba |
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The Teller Amendment stated that |
The United States could not annex Cuba |
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Spain gav ethe United States full control of the Philippines when |
The United States paid 20 million dollars as set out in the Treaty of Paris |
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Emilio Aguinaldo was |
a Filipino freedom fighter |
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Which presidential candidate ran on an anti imperialist platform |
William Jennings Bryan |
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How did militarism contribute to increased imperialism |
A strong military helped imperial powers protect their global interests |
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Why might the closing of the frontier have encouraged American imperialism |
Discontented Americans sought a new territory in which to try their luck |
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What did Taft do to help restore order in the Philippines |
He worked with rebel leaders to determine people’s needs |
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When Filipinos rebelled against US rule the United States foud itself |
Using some of the same tactics that the Spanish had used in Cuba |
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IN 1916 Congress passed the Jones Act which |
Granted full independence to the Philippines |
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America’s Open Door Policy in China was designed to |
Provide access to trade in China without controlling territory |
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Why did Theodore Roosevelt win the Nobel Peace Prize |
He helped negotiate an end to the Russo=Japanese War |
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How did the United States show its dominance over the Philippines |
Through military action |
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What tactic did Filipino insurgents use to undermine America power |
guerilla warfare |
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After the Spanish American War, Cubans and Puerto Ricans |
Were partially restricted by the United States |
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