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Who did America join with to become imperialists with?

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Europe

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What countries were fought for by imperialists?

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Asia and China

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What factors fueled American imperialism?

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Desire for military strength
Thirst for new markets
Cultural superiority

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Who was put in charge of getting Americans strong to fight?

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Alfred T. Mahan

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An early supporter of American expansion, was Secretary of State under Abe Lincoln and Andrew Johnson

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Williams Seward

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Who convinced the U.S. to buy Alaska for 7.2 million dollars

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William Seward

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What was Alaska known for, or the wanting of America to buy Alaska?

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Seward’s Ice box

Seward’s folly

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Who was the Hawaiian islands important to?

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Sugar planters, schools, and churches

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What was the base called that was created in Hawaii, used as a refueling station for American Ships?

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Pearl Harbor

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What was the queens name that got thrown out of office?

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Queen Liliuokalani

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What president though tit was right if the queen got her seat in office back?

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President Cleveland

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Who was put into control after the queen was kicked out of office?

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Sanford B. Dole

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13
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When did Hawaii become a state?

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In 1959

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14
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What did Cubans force Spain to do?

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Abolish slavery

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15
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Who was destroying American land, and was a revolver?

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Jose Marti

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16
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Who was sent to Cuba to restore order?

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Valeriano Weyler

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What did Valeriano Weyler do to the Cubans?

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Put them in concentration camps so that they could not retaliate and fight back

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How many died in the concentration camps and what wa stage main causes of death?

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200,000 and hunger and diseases

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Who were the two main yellow journalists during this time?

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William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer

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A sensational style of writing which exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers

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Yellow journalism

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What artist was sent by Hearst and Pulitzer to draw maps and diagrams for stories?

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Frederic Remington

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What president did not support the war between the U.S. and the Spanish?

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McKinley

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When general Weyler came back to fix the concentration camp problems, what did he give the Cubans?

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Limited self government

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24
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What journal leaked the insults about President McKinley?

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New York journal

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25
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What was the letter called that criticized president McKinley?

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The de lome letter

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26
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What shop did McKinley order to go to Cuba?

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U.S.S Maine

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27
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Where did the U.S.S Maine shop blow up?

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Havana, Cuba

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28
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Where did the first battle of the Spanish American war take place?

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The Philippine island

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29
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Who did Americans join forces with?

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The Filipinos

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30
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Who led the mixed group of joined forces?

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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31
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Who won the victory at Manila?

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The United States

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32
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125,000 more men came to join the American forces, but what was the problem?

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There wasn’t enough supplies and were given clothing for the wrong climate

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33
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A volunteer Calvary udder the command of Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt

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Rough riders

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34
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Where was the second battle of the war?

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San Juan hill

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35
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Who did newspapers claim was the hero of San Juan Hill?

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Teddy Roosevelt

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36
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What did the U.S. and Spain sign that needed the war?

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A cease fire agreement

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37
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Separation from political affairs of other counties

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Isolationism

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38
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What country did Spain give Cuba?

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Guam and Puerto Rico

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39
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What country was the U.S. Given from Spain?

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The Philippines

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40
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What did Spain violate of the Americans?

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The Monroe Doctrine

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41
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1823 President Monroe declared the US will stay out of European affairs but they must not take colonies in our hemisphere.

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The Monroe doctrine

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42
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Taking control over another nation

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Imperialism

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43
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What was a goal of America’s empire builders?

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The annexation or Hawaii

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44
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What were Puerto Ricans afraid the U.S. would not give them, like they had while they were under Spanish rule?

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Self- rule

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45
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Who was the most vocal advocate of self rule?

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Luis Munoz Rivera

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46
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What did Americans do after Munoz died?

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Made Puerto Ricans citizens

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47
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What were the things that Puerto Rico wanted?

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Self government
Statehood
American territory

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U.S. Forces under who, took charge of Puerto Rico?

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Nelson A. Miles

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49
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What did general Miles tell the Puerto Ricans?

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That they were going to be given protection, and property

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50
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Who controlled Puerto Rico until congress took over?

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U.S. Military

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51
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Why was Puerto Rico important to the U.S.?

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It maintained a presence in the Caribbean and for building future canals

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52
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Ended military rule and set up a civil government

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The Foraker’s act

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53
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What did the Foraker’s act allow the U.S. To do?

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Appoint government officials

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54
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Who could vote for the government officials, in light of the Foraker’s act?

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People in the lower legislature house

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55
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What stated that the Supreme Court said that the constitution didn’t apply to acquired territories

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The insuler cases

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56
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What did the insuler cases allow the Puerto Ricans to do?

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To extend their citizenship and to elect the house of legislation

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57
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When war began, who recognized Cuba’s independence firm Spain?

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The U.S.

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58
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Stated that the U.S. Had no intention in taking over any part of China

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The teller amendment

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59
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What treaty guaranteed Cuba’s independence?

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The treaty of Paris

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60
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Who occupied Cuba after the war?

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America

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Who feared that the U.S. Would replace Spain and dominate Cuban politics?

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Jose Marti

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What did Cubans protest about, which led to them being out in jail, or exiled?

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The same officials that served Spain getting to stay in office

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63
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What did the American government do to help?

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Supplied food, clothing, helped farmers get back to cultivation , get schools running, and eliminating yellow fever

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64
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What amendment was added because the constitution never stated the relationship between the U.S. And Cuba?

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The platt amendment

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65
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Stated:

  • Cuba couldn’t make treaties that could limit their independence or permit a foreign power to control its territory
  • The U.S. reserved the ought to intervene in Cuba
  • Cuba couldn’t go into debt if it couldn’t be repayed
  • the U.S. could buy or lease land for naval and refueling stations
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The platt amendment

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The U.S. Wouldn’t leave Cuba until they adopted what?

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The platt amendment

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67
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Where did platt amendment protestors March?

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On governor Leonard Wood’s home

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68
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How long was the platt amendment in place before Cuba became a U.S. Protectorate?

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31 years

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69
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A country who affairs are partially controlled by another power

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Protectorate

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70
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Why was it important for the U.S. To keep a strong political presence?

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So that businesses invested in sugar, tobacco, minding, railroads, and utilities were protected

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71
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What did the U.S. Push for?

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Control of Latin American neighbors

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72
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Who were outraged by the treaty?

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The Filipinos

73
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Who fought for freedom from the U.S.?

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Emilio Aguinaldo

74
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What did Aguinaldo begin doing that made the U.S. send them into designated zones?

A

Used guerrilla tactics

75
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What happened in the designated zones?

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Thousands died due to starvation and diseases

76
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Most of the U.S. Army was made of blacks. What happened when newspapers began to question why they were he,ping to spread racial prejudiceness to the Phillipines?

A

The blacks took sides with the Filipinos

77
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How much did the war cost America?

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20 percent more than the islands

78
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What kind of government did the U.S. Set up for the Phillipines?

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One similar to puerto Ricos

79
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What were the rules to the government that the U.S. Set up?

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  • the U.S. President would appoint the governor
  • the governor would then appoint the upper house of legislature
  • Filipinos would elect the lower house
80
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When did the Phillipines become its own independent republic?

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July 4, 1946

81
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What counties did the U.S. See the Phillipines as a gateway to?

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Asia and China

82
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What countries claimed rights and privileges to China?

A

France, Britain Germany, Japan, and Russia

83
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Who create open door notes?

A

John Hay

84
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Letters addressed to the imperialist nation leaders, proposing that the nations share trading rights with the U.S.- opening a door for them

A

Open door notes

85
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Who had most of China’s big cities?

A

Europeans

86
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What did China form to get rid of foreign Devils?

A

Secret societies

87
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Most famous secret society

A

The boxers

88
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Who did the boxers kill?

A

Converts to Christianity, and foreigners

89
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Why did John hay issue another set of open door notes?

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To prevent Europeans taking control of China

90
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Stated that there would be safeguards for the world principle of equal and impartial trade with all the parts of the Chinese empire

A

Second set of open door notes

91
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What did America believe the growth of the economy depended on?

A

Exports

92
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The fear of what threatened U.S. Survival

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The closing of American products, citizens, or ideas

93
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Under McKinley, what was gained?

A

An empire

94
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An anti imperialists league came upon including who?

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Grover Cleveland, Andrew Carnegie, John Addams, and writers

95
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Thought it was wrong to control people without their consent

A

Anti imperialists

96
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When teddy Roosevelt was president, who continued to exert its power around the globe?

A

Woodrow Wilson

97
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Most important person while building the Panama Canal:

A

Joseph Bucklin

98
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Policy advisor to the canals chief engineer

A

Joseph’s Bucklin

99
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The canal showed what about America?

A

They wouldn’t let any obstacle stop them

100
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Teddy Roosevelt didn’t want to allow what?

A

The imperial powers of Europe take control of the worlds political and economic destiny

101
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Who mediated a settle in a war between Russia and Asia?

A

Roosevelt

102
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A sudden attacking the Russian Pacific fleet

A

Russo-Japanese war

103
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Japan won a lot of battles, which led to the, securing what countries?

A

Korea and Manchuria

104
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Japan rsn out of men, so they talked to Roosevelt to do what?

A

Mediate peace negotiations

105
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Where did Japan and Russia reconvene?

A

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

106
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Russia let Japan take over what countries?

A

Korea and Manchuria

107
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What did Roosevelt win in 1906?

A

The Nobel peace prize

108
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Benefits to a canal:

A

Reducing travel time for military and commercial ships

109
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Who shared the canals with the U.S?

A

Britain

110
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When Britain gave the U.S. Rights to build and control a canal though Central America

A

Hay- Pauncefote treaty

111
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Possible canal routes

A

Through Nicaragua

Through panama

112
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Who was sent to Washington to make the U.S. Buy their claim?

A

Phillipe Bunau- Varilla

113
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What route was used for the canal?

A

The panama route

114
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Who did the U.S. Need to get permission from to build the canal?

A

Colombia

115
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Bnaua- Varilla organized what against Colombia?

A

Panamanian Rebellion

116
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Panama and the U.S. Signed a treaty to ensure what?

A

That the U.S. Would pay 10 million dollars plus 250,000 dollars a year to use the area is land across panama

117
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What did builders face?

A

Diseases and hard to remove soil

118
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What is the first step to building the canal?

A

Clearing brush and draining swamps

119
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What happened in 9 years?

A

There was more than 43,400 workers from Italy and Spain and 3/4 were black

120
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How many workers died from accidents or disease?

A

5,600 plus

121
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How much did the canal cost?

A

It cost the U.S. More than $380 million

122
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How long did it take the canal to open?

A

After 10 years

123
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How many ships passed by in the first year?

A

1,000

124
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How were Latin American relations ruined?

A

Because of American support in the Rebellion of Panama.

125
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How much did congress pay Columbia?

A

$25 million

126
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How long did the ill last?

A

Decades

127
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What brought the U.S. Further into Latin American affairs?

A

Financial factors.

128
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What did many Latin American nations borrow to build railroads and make industries?

A

Huge amounts of money.

129
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What was Roosevelt scared of?

A

If the nations defaulted their loans, then the Europeans might intervene. He wanted to make the U.S. the most predominant power in the Caribbean and central america.

130
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What did Roosevelt remind the European powers of?

A

The Monroe Doctrine

131
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What was the Monroe Doctrine?

A

It demanded that European countries stay out of the affairs of Latin American nations.

132
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What did Roosevelt add to the Monroe doctrine?

A

The Roosevelt Corollary

133
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What is the Roosevelt Corollary?

A

It warned that disorder in Latin America might force the U.S. To the exercise of International Power police.

134
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What did the Corollary state?

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That the U.S. Would now use force to protect its economic interests in Latin America.

135
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When did the U.S. Exercise their police power?

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When a 1911 rebellion left Nicaraugua near bankruptcy. President William Taft arranged for American bankers to loan them enough money for the debts.
The Americans were allowed to get the money back by collecting Nicaragua’s custom duties.
U.S. Bankers gained control of Nicaragua’s railroad system and National bank.
When citizens of Nicaragua found out they revolted against president Adolfo Díaz.
To keep a hold of the government, 2,000 marines were sent to Nicaragua.
The revolt was put down, but marine detachments stayed.
The Taft administration followed the policy of using the U.S. Govt to guarantee loans made to foreign countries by American business people

136
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How were the Americans allowed to get the money back?

A

By collecting Nicaragua’s custom duties.

137
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What was the policy called?

A

The dollar diplomacy and was used to justify keeping European powers out of the Carribean

138
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What did Woodrow Wilson do to the Monroe doctrine?

A

Gave it a moral tone

139
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Has a moral responsibility to deny recognition to any Latin American government that is viewed as oppressive, undemocratic, or hostile to they’d interests

A

Missionary Diplomacy

140
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What pressured nations in the Western Hemisphere to create democratic governments?

A

Missionary Diplomacy

141
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Who was Mexico ruled by?

A

Porfirio Díaz

142
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Who owned a large share of oil, mines, wells, and ranches in Mexico?

A

America and foreigners

143
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Who overthrew Díaz?

A

Mexican peasants and workers led by Francisco madero

144
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What did madero promise?

A

Democracy tic reforms, but he was unable to do it

145
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Who took over the government 2 years later?

A

Victoriano Huerta

146
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Who thought Huerta should step down?

A

Argentina, Brazil, and Chile

147
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When Huerta’s regiment fell, who became president?

A

Venustiano Carranza

148
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What did Wilson do when Caranza became president?

A

Removed troops and obeyed the new government

149
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Carranza didn’t have support of all he Mexicans, so who was against him?

A

Villa and Emiliano Zapata

150
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What did Mexico’s new government offer?

A

Gave them control of the nations oil and mineral resources and put strict regulations on foreign investors

151
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Towards the end of the civil war, who was president?

A

Alvaro Obregon

152
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What did Americans believe in?

A

Superiority of free enterprise democracy

153
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Wha foreign policy goals did the U.S. Achieve?

A
  • expanded access to foreign markets to sure the growth of domestic economy
  • built a modern navy to protect its interest abroad
  • exercised its international police power to ensure dominance in Latin America
154
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General that was sent to Cuba to restore order

A

Valerieano Weyler

155
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What did Valeriano do to restore order

A

He put people in concentration camps

156
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What was Valeriano Weyler known as

A

The butcher

157
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Gave the command to open fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila

A

George Dewey

158
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The place that was strategically important for an infantry attack

A

San Juan Hill

159
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What countries did the empire that the United States have include

A

The Philippines Puerto Rico and Guam

160
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Ended Military rule and set up a civil government

A

Foraker act

161
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A country fairs are partially controlled by a stronger power

A

Protectorate

162
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A round that was put in place because he was felt that the state needed a canal cutting across Central America

A

Panama Canal

163
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What was added to the Munro doctrine

A

Roosevelt corollary

164
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Stated that the US would never use force to protect its economic interest in that in America

A

Roosevelt corollary

165
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Used by critics and was also used to justify keeping European powers out of the Caribbean

A

Dollar diplomacy

166
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Leader of an expedition Sherry force that 15,000 soldiers into Mexico that captured Villa dead or alive

A

John J Pershing

167
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Rebel leaders that oppose Carranza’s provisional government

A

Francisco Villa and Ameliana Zapata

168
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What was John Pershing’s nickname

A

Black jack Pershing

169
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Spanish ambassador of the United States who named the de lome letters

A

Enrique Dupuy De lome

170
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Countries taken from treaty of Paris

A

Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Phillipines

171
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Where was the United States’s first victor over the Spanish in the Spanish American war?

A

Manila bay

172
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President that led the us to get rights from Panama to build a canal

A

Roosevelt

173
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What country was Panama from?

A

Colombia

174
Q

3 provisions of the treaty of Paris

A
  • ended war with Spain
  • Spain recognized Cubas independence
  • the US acquired Philipines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
175
Q

Countries taken from treaty of Paris

A

Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Phillipines

176
Q

Where was the United States’s first victor over the Spanish in the Spanish American war?

A

Manila bay

177
Q

President that led the us to get rights from Panama to build a canal

A

Roosevelt

178
Q

What country was Panama from?

A

Colombia

179
Q

3 provisions of the treaty of Paris

A
  • ended war with Spain
  • Spain recognized Cubas independence
  • the US acquired Philipines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

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