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what happened within a year of the US 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 Dewey lead an attack on ships in the Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War? |
Manila 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 II. |
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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 rights to preserve order as needed in Cuba. |
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President Roosevelt sent troops to support Panamanian rebels in the fight against Colombian so that |
the United States could get the rights to build a canal 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 extractive economy |
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The United States wanted overseas territories because the territories has |
customers who would buy U.S products. |
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Why did journalists call the Alaska purchase of 1867 "Seward’s 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 approve in 1898 |
Annexation |
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Social Darwinism is the theory that |
life consists of competitive struggles in which only the strong with survive. |
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The 1898 Treaty of Paris dealt with which territory or territories? |
Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and other former Spanish territories |
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The teller amendment stated that |
The United States could not annex Cuba. |
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Spain gave the United States full control of the Philippines when |
the United States paid $20 million, as set out in 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 |
William Jennings Bryan |
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How did militarism contribute to increased imperialism? |
A strong military helped imperial powers protect their global interest. |
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Why might closing of the frontier have encouraged American Imperialism? |
Discontented Americans sought a new territory in which to try their luck. |
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When Filipinos rebelled against U.S rule, the United States found 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 |
promised that the Philippines would ultimately gain its independence. |
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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 Noble 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 |
Through military action |
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What tactic did Filipino insurgents use to undermine American 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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Roosevelt’s "big stick" diplomacy |
depended on a strong military to achieve America’s goals. |
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How did the United States get access to the Canal Zone in Panama? |
The U.S military backed rebels who soon controlled independent Panama. |
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"Moral Diplomacy" means that the US government should |
favor honorable diplomacy but may still resort to military intervention. |
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Who ran Mexico for decades as a dictator? |
Porfrio Diaz |
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Which diplomacy style most promoted military action? |
Big Stick |
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What was one result of "moral diplomacy"? |
American imperialism and conquest decreased |
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