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| Which individual emphasized the need to create a strong, modern navy? | Alfred Mahan |
| What did the United States create to become a world power at the beginning of the 1900s? | strong navy (ex. Great White Fleet) |
| Which theory promoted the superiority of "Anglo-Saxon" culture to support imperialism? | Social Darwinism |
| What do you call the foreign policy that the United States used to acquire colonies during the late-1800s? | imperialism |
| What goals were reasons for American expansion as a world power in the late 1800s? | naval bases, new markets, Social Darwinism |
| Which territorial acquisition was referred to as "Seward's Folly"? | Alaska |
| What president supported the annexation of Hawaii? | William McKinley |
| What cause of the Spanish-American war were newspaper editors Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst associated with? | yellow journalism |
| Which event led to the Spanish-American War? | explosion of the U.S.S. Maine |
| Which individual became famous for leading the "Rough Riders" to victory in Cuba during the Spanish-American War? | Theodore Roosevelt |
| What was the status of Cuba after the Spanish-American War | independence...it was freed |
| The Platt amendment established what role for the United States after the Spanish-American War? | Cuban involvement |
| What was President Theodore Roosevelt's use of power in foreign affairs called? | "Big stick" diplomacy |
| What achievement was a result of Theodore Roosevelt's "Big stick" diplomacy? | the Panama canal |
| What was the goal of the "Open Door" policy? | open trade in China |
| Which event is an example of Chinese opposition to foreign influence? | Boxer Rebellion |
| What role did the U.S. take in Latin America as a result of the Roosevelt Corollary? | international police power |
| Which policy was used by President William Howard Taft to support U.S. business interests in Latin America and China? | dollar diplomacy |
| Which policy was used by President Woodrow Wilson to support democracy in Latin America? | missionary diplomacy |
| What event resulted in President Woodrow Wilson decision to send U.S. troops into Mexico? | Pancho Villa raids |
| What territories did the U.S. acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War? | Phillippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico |
| Which word means to "add territory"? | annexation |
| What acts were part of Roosevelt' "Square Deal"? | Meat Inspection Act, Pure Food and Drug Act, railroad regulation |
| What progressive reforms were used to reduce the power of political machines? | primary elections |
| Who won the presidential election of 1912? | Woodrow Wilson (Dem.) |
| What act was passed under Woodrow Wilson to regulate the nation's banking and financial system? | Federal Reserve Act |
| What act was passed under President Woodrow Wilson to strengthen the government's ability to stop trusts from forming monopolies? | Clayton Antitrust Act |
| Which leader supported vocational education to improve African-American society? | Booker T. Washington |
| Which African-American leader demanded immediate social and political equality? | W.E.B. Dubois |
| Which organization was formed to fight for the civil rights of African-Americans? | NAACP |
| What methods were used in Southern states to disenfranchise African-Americans? | poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses |
| What laws were passed in Southern states to discriminate against African-Americans? | Jim Crow |
| What practice was supported by the Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson? | segregation |
| List an economic reform supported by the Progressive movement | regulating big business, lower tariffs |
| What political party was formed by farmers' alliances? | the Populist party |
| List the economic reforms supported by the Populists. | government regulation of the railroads, bimetallism |
| What money policy was supported by big business and the Republican party in the late 1800s | Gold standard |
| Which legislation was passed to regulate the railroads? | Interstate Commerce Act |
| What policy was promoted in the "Cross of Gold Speech" by Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 presidential campaign? | bimetallism |
| Which political party supported the gold standard that was favored by business and urban interests? | Republican party |
