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The Open Door Policy was designed as a way for the US to further…

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It’s trade interests

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Which country’s residents became citizens of the US in 1917?

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Puerto Rico

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What war were US military troops NOT involved?

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The Russo-Japanese war

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In which nation did the Boxer Rebellion take place?

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China

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US President who wanted to use diplomacy rather than war to resolve the issues between Cuba and Spain

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William McKinley

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Leader of the Filipinos who supported Dewey in the Philippines?

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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Leader of the Rough Riders who would later become president US

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Teddy Roosevelt

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This Cuban poet and journalist launched a Cuban revolution in 1895

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Jose Marti

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This volunteer cavalry unit fought in a famous land battle in Cuba

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Rough Riders

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This general forced Cubans to relocate to concentration camps, where thousands of them died

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General Valeriano Wyler

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He was the naval commander who led the American forces that steamed into Manila Bay and destroyed the Spanish fleet

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George Dewey

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Which of the following did NOT stimulate US imperialism?

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Need for a new source of cheap labor

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What was included in the de Lome letter?

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Criticisms of US president McKinley

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Jose Marti, a Cuban poet and journalist in exile in New York, organized a guerrilla campaign to destroy American-owned property in Cuba in order to…

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Provoke US intervention in Cuba

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What nation was directly affected by the Foraker Act

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Puerto Rico

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In 1890, Urged by such leaders as US Navy Admiral_______, the US constructs many new battleships, transforming the nation into the worlds third largest naval power

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Alfred T. Mahan

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_________proclaims Hawaii an American territory in 1898

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Congress

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In 1897, _________, who favors the annexation of Hawaii, takes over the presidency from Cleveland

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William McKinley

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Theodore Roosevelt was declared the hero of this, even though he and his units played only a minor role in its capture

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San Juan Hill

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Soon after this was destroyed, the United States declared war on Spain

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U.S.S. Maine

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After the war, the US paid 20 million dollars to Spain for the annexation of this land

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Philippine Islands

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Meeting between US and Spain in which this was signed at the end of the Spanish-American War

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Treaty of Paris

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This nation gained its independence in the Spanish-American War

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Cuba

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It’s criticism of the American president caused American resentment toward Spain to turn to outrage

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De Lomé letter

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This is a sensational style of writing that exaggerates the news to lure readers

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Yellow journalism

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Put the presidents in order

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William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson

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Which nation was the focus of John Hays Open Door Notes?

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China

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What war ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1898?

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Spanish-American war

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Policy of using the US government to guarantee loans made to foreign countries by American businesses

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Dollar diplomacy

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This official American policy also know as “big stick” diplomacy, stated that disorder in Latin America could force the US to send military troops into Latin American nations to protect American economic interests

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Roosevelt Corollary

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In 1900, Congress passed this which ended military rule and set up a civil government in Puerto Rico

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Foraker Act

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In 1901, the US insisted that Cuba add several provisions to its constitution that were known as this

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Platt Amendment

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It’s construction ranks as one of the worlds greatest engineering feats

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Panama Canal

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The policy of denying recognition of Latin American governments that the US viewed as oppressive, undemocratic, or hostile to US interests

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Missionary (moral) diplomacy

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This event was led by Emilio Aguinaldo and took place after the US freed the Filipinos from the Spanish rule

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Philippine-American War

36
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General John J Pershing led a force of 15,000 soldiers in an attempt to capture __________

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Pancho Villa

37
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The Boxer Rebellion was an attempt by Chinese revolutionaries to…

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Remove foreign influence from China

38
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For which action did Theodore Roosevelt win the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize?

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Negotiation an end to war between Russia and Japan

39
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For which nations independence did Emilio Aguinaldo fight?

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Philippines

40
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Which nation did the Platt Amendment make a US protectorate?

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Cuba

41
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The US gained control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal by…

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Encouraging and supporting Panamanian independence

42
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The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to what document?

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Monroe Doctrine

43
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To which nation did the Treaty of Paris of 1898 guarantee independence from Spain

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Cuba

44
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______________was the Secretary of State in the 1860s under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and arranged the purchase of Alaska in 1867

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William Seward

45
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Teddy Roosevelts approach to foreign policy reflected the proverb “speak softly and carry a big stick” because

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His negotiations were always backed by the threat of military force

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With the aid of the US ambassador, white business groups overthrow the Hawaiian government and establish a provisional government with __________ as president in 1893

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Stanford B Dole

47
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In 1890, ___________ becomes Hawaii’s queen and proposes a new constitution

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Liliuokalani

48
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In 1887, white business leaders force King ______________ to change Hawaiis constitution to grant voting rights only to wealthy landowners

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Kalakaua

49
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Which nation attempted to achieve its independence by going to war against the US

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Philippines

50
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Which of the following did the US insist that Cuba include in its constitution

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The Platt Amendment

51
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Of the following statements, the one that best reflects an Anti-imperialist attitude is

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“It is not necessary to own people to trade with them”

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All of the following countries came under some form of US control as a result of the Spanish-American War

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Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines

53
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In 1887, the US military and economic leaders pressure Hawaii to allow the US to build a naval base at ____________

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Pearl Harbor

54
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In 1894, president ___________ formally recognizes the Republic of Hawaii

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Grover Cleveland

55
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Who told the artist Frederic Remington, “You furnish the pictures and Ill furnish the war”?

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William Randolph Hearst

56
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His policy of missionary diplomacy was used with Mexico

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Woodrow Wilson

57
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He led American forces into Mexico in pursuit of a Mexican revolutionary leader

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John J Pershing

58
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American troops were sent into Mexico to try and capture this Mexican revolutionary leader

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Francisco “Pancho” Villa

59
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US Secretary of State that issued the Open Door Notes

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John Hay

60
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Big Stick diplomacy was the theme of his presidency

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Theodore Roosevelt

61
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What was the purpose of the Foraker Act?

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To end military rule and set up civil government in Puerto Rico

62
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In which nation did the US use the same sort of concentration camp practices that it had condemned Spain for using in Cuba

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Philippines

63
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The concept of Imperialism is a policy of __________ weaker nations

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Controlling

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