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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 |
| Which social theory was used to support imperialism in the late 1800s? | 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 territory did the U.S. acquire as a result of Commodore George Dewey's naval victory in the Spanish-American War? | Phillippines |
| Which individual became famous 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 resulted in continued U.S. involvement in Cuba after the Spanish-American War? | Platt amendment |
| 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 |
| The Treaty of Paris (1898) resulted in the U.S. acquisition of which territories from Spain? | Phillippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico |
