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Which individual emphasized the need to create a strong, modern navy? | Alfred Mahan |
Which literary work is an example of support for Social Darwinism? | White Man's Burden |
Who is associated with promoting the superiority of "Anglo-Saxon" culture to justify imperialism? | Josiah Strong |
Which social theory was used to support imperialism in the late 1800s? | Social Darwinism |
What foreign policy did world powers like the United States use to influence weaker nations during the late-1800s? | imperialism |
What goals were reasons for American expansion as a world power in the late 1800s? | naval bases, new markets, superiority of Anglo-Saxon culture |
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 territory did the U.S. acquire as a result of Commodore George Dewey's naval victory in the Spanish-American War? | Phillippines |
Which individual gained fame for leading the "Rough Riders" to victory in Cuba during the Spanish-American War? | Theodore Roosevelt |
Which legislation resulted in Cuban independence after the Spanish-American War? | Teller amendment |
Which legislation gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs after the Spanish-American War? | Platt amendment |
What was President Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive use of power in Latin America called? | "Big stick" diplomacy |
What is the best example of Theodore Roosevelt's "Big stick" diplomacy? | the Panama canal |
What was the goal of Secretary of State John Hay's "Open Door" policy? | equal and 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? | 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 |
The Treaty of Paris (1898) resulted in the U.S. acquisition of which territories from Spain? | Phillippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico |
A territory or nation over which the US would exercise control is a..... | Sphere of Influence |
The annexation of Hawaii occurred when who was president? | William McKinely |
Who was the leader of Hawaii when it was annexed in 1898? | Queen Liliuokalani |