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| What country did not want to allow trade with the U.S. until our fleet sailed there in 1852 and showed them our military strength? | Japan |
| What was purchased by the U.S. in 1867, considered worthless by most Americans, and then later was found to have gold, oil, other natural resources and a high military value? | Alaska |
| In what area of the world did the United States help sugar planters stage a revolt against the ruling government so that this area was added as a U.S. territory? | Hawaii |
| What was the important policy that helped the United States achieve its goal of expanding its influence across the pacific and allowed all nations to trade with China called? | Open Door Policy |
| What describes sections of China where individual countries claimed special rights and economic priviledges? | Spheres of Influence |
| Who was in control of the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico before the Spanish American War | Spain |
| What were exaggerated newspaper stories that called for Cuban independence and portrayed Spain as a cruel and vicious villain called? | Yellow Journalism |
| What event in the Caribbean Sea led America to declare war on Spain in Cuba? | Sinking of the USS Maine |
| Where was the 1st battle of the Spanish American War fought? | Philippines |
| After the defeat of Spain in the Philippines, why did Filipino rebels wage a 3 year war against the U.S? | They were taken as a U.S. colony and not given the independence they were promised |
| Who were the "Rough Riders"? | The 1st ever Volunteer Calvary, organized by Theodore Roosevelt that fought in Cuba |
| How did the Platt Amendment allow the U.S. to control Cuba without making it a colony? | It allowed the U.S. to get involved in Cuban affairs at anytime and gave us a permanent naval base at Guantanamo Bay |
| What areas of the world did the United States gain influence in and take Spain’s rule away as a result of the Spanish American War? | Cuba, Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico |
| What was the Anti-Imperialist League's philosophy? | America should not deny other people the right to govern themselves |
| Why did the U.S. want a canal that connected the Atlantic & Pacific oceans? | So that U.S. ships would not have to go around South America to get from the East Coast to the West Coast |
| What country owned the Isthmus of Panama and did not want to sell it to the U.S.? | Colombia |
| How did the U.S gain access to the land it needed to build the Panama Canal? | President Roosevelt sent the U.S. Navy to support a revolution that created the new nation of Panama and then we paid them for the land |
| How did the Roosevelt Corollary take U.S. foreign policy to a new level | It expands the Monroe Doctrine allowing us to interfere in Latin America whenever we feel it is necessary |
| What were the long term effects of U.S. imperialism? | 1. The U.S. becomes a major world military power 2. The U.S. gains access to trade and business opportunities throughout the world 3. The U.S. sets itself on a collision course with Japan that culminates in the bombing of Pearl Harbor & WW II 4. Many people in Latin America and elsewhere in the world mistrust the United States |
| President McKinley does not want war because he had seen the horrors of the Civil War | 1st |
| Public opinion is stirred up by sensational newspaper reports that force McKinley to take action. | 2nd |
| McKinley sends the U.S.S. Maine to Cuba to protect U.S. citizens & to demonstrate our power to Spain. | 3rd |
| U.S.S. Maine explodes and sinks killing all 260 American seamen. | 4th |
| The U.S. blames Spain although no one knew the cause of the sinking. | 5th |
| McKinley officially calls for Cuba’s Independence & when Spain does not respond, the Spanish American War began. | 6th |
| Theodore Roosevelt | "Speak softly and carry a big stick" - made sure that the U.S. interests would not be jeopardized in anyway |
| William Howard Taft | "Dollar Diplomacy" - Urged American businesses to invest in Latin America promising military action if anything threatened these investments |
| Woodrow Wilson | "Moral Diplomacy" - a more caring approach to Latin American policy |
| Cultural Superiority | An extension of "Manifest Destiny" where Americans believed that their government, religion, and race were the best |
| Military Interests | Protection of our economic interests overseas |
| Economic Interests | Expansion would increase financial prosperity and provide a potential source of cheap raw materials |
