Chapter 22 Age of Empire American Foreign Policy Flashcards
The Teller Amendment:
disavowed any American designs on Cuban territory.
Queen Liliuokalani:
opposed the Americanization of Hawaii.
Why was Theodore Roosevelt picked as William McKinley’s running mate for the 1900 election?
Roosevelt was a popular figure from his exploits in the Spanish-American War and had been a strong public supporter of McKinley.
The Platt Amendment did all of the following EXCEPT:
provide for the American annexation of Cuba.
T or F: Alfred Thayer Mahan wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History.
True
Who was president when the United States acquired the right to build a canal across Panama?
Theodore Roosevelt
The Open Door policy:
proposed that foreign powers keep the China trade open to all nations on an equal basis.
Why did Theodore Roosevelt send the “Great White Fleet” on a world tour between 1907 and 1909?
to demonstrate that the United States had arrived as a world power
As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States:
emerged as an imperial power.
What is “yellow journalism”?
It refers to sensationalist news coverage that was designed to sell papers and manipulate public opinion.
The Platt Amendment:
sharply restricted the independence of Cuba’s new government.
One reason the United States went to war against Spain was that:
there was strong support among the American people for going to war.
A major reason that the United States annexed the Philippines despite anti-imperialist opposition in the United States was because:
the islands were located very close to China and China’s potential markets.
The battleship Maine:
exploded in Havana Harbor and fueled calls for war with Spain.
Who once said that warfare was the best way to promote “the clear instinct for race selfishness”?
Roosevelt
All of the following were locations of campaigns during the Spanish-American War EXCEPT:
a. Manila Bay.
b. San Juan Hill.
c. Kettle Hill.
d. Santiago.
e. Madrid.
e. Madrid.
The Roosevelt Corollary:
stated that the United States could intervene in the affairs of Latin American countries to forestall the intervention of other powers.
During the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt:
took part in the land fighting in Cuba.
Emilio Aguinaldo:
was the Filipino rebel leader.
T or F: Social Darwinist ideas justified policies of imperial expansion.
True
President McKinley called the Hawaiian Islands:
a place “we need.”
Residents of Puerto Rico became citizens of the United States:
nearly two decades after the island was acquired by the United States.
By the end of the Spanish-American War:
more American soldiers had died from disease than battle.
In order to acquire the Canal Zone, the United States supported Panama’s revolt against:
Colombia.
