B. unit 3 Overseas Expansion Q.1 Flashcards
established American foreign policy for the Western Hemisphere
Monroe
the Alaskan Purchase
Seward
led American naval forces in the Philippines
Dewey
Japanese-American treaty
Dewey
originator of a trading policy with China
Hay
President who involved America in world affairs
Roosevelt
President who was slandered by a Spanish ambassador
McKinley
a Mexican revolutionary who murdered Americans
Villa
fought yellow fever in Panama
Gorgas
American admiral who won naval battle near Santiago
Sampson
“Seward’s Folly” was America’s purchase of Alaska from
Russia
builder of the Panama Canal
Goethals
In 1887, how did non-native businessmen gain control of the Hawaiian government?
They forced the king to sign a new constitution.
commanded United States army in Puerto Rico
Miles
The right to intervene in Cuban affairs for the protection of United States
platt Amendment.
sinking of the Maine contributed to America’s declaration of what war?
Spanish-American War
president’s policy of enforcing the Monroe Doctrine in the Caribbean
Theodore Roosevelt
After the Spanish-American War, the United States acquired Cuba as a ________
protectorate
Which influential American led a charged up San Juan Hill in Cuba?
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt’s plan that offered equal treatment for the common man
square deal
Why did the Alaskan Purchase end up being profitable for the United States?
gold and oil were found there
American public’s feelings toward Cuba’s fight for independence?
reminded US of their battle for independence.
Before the Panama Canal coult be built, the problem of __________ had to be addressed.
disease
In 1854, Commodore Perry forced which Asian nation to begin trading with America?
Japan
Why did the United States become involved in the affairs of Santo Domingo and Haiti?
threatened with invasion from European nations
The Monroe Doctrine was established for
give the US exclusive right to colonize in the Caribbean
___________ did not contribute to increasing United States involvement in world affairs?
the Square Deal
________ & ________ contributed to the Latin American bitterness and fear of the U.S.
Intervention in Mexico
the Platt Amendment
United States involvement in Cuban independence
Spain’s willingness to negotiate
results of the Spanish-American War?
Cuba became independent of Spain
The United States became a world power
