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| 6448189728 | American Imperialism | 1. Desire for military strength 2. Thirst for new markets 3. Belief in cultural superiority | 0 | |
| 6448189729 | Manifest destiny | U.S. belief that they had the right to expand territory over N. America | 1 | |
| 6448189730 | Social Darwinism | a belief that free-market competition would lead to the survival of the fittest | 2 | |
| 6448189732 | Jingoism | Excessive, loud patriotism and aggressive, warlike foreign policy | 3 | |
| 6448189733 | What were the three causes of the Spanish-American war? | 1. Yellow Journalism 2. Economic - thirst for new markets especially China 3. MANIFEST DESTINY- BELIEF IN CULTURAL SUPERIORITY. | 4 | |
| 6448189734 | Yellow Journalism | Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers |  | 5 |
| 6448189736 | U.S.S. Maine | American war ship that was blown up in the harbor of Havana. More than 260 men died. This was the third cause of the Spanish-American war. |  | 6 |
| 6448189737 | Rough Riders | A volunteer cavalry under the command of Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish American War. A part of the invading army of Cuba. They were a regiment of volunteers who were short on discipline but long on dash. They consisted mostly of western cowboys and similar characters along with some ex-polo players and ex-convicts. They were commanded by Colonel Leonard Wood and organized by Theodore Roosevelt. | 7 | |
| 6448189741 | What did the Platt Amendment state? | 1. Cuba could not make treaties that might limit its independence or permit a foreign power to control any part of its territories. 2. The U.S. reserved the right to intervene 3. Cuba was not to go into debt 4. The U.S. could buy or lease land on the island for naval and refueling stations | 8 | |
| 6448189742 | Imperialism | The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories | 9 | |
| 6448189743 | Hawaii | Annexed in 1898. Republic of ______ established in 1887 with the Constitution of the Kingdom of __________. After overthrow of the Republic in 1893, American lawmaker Sanford B. Dole became President of the Republic of _________. |  | 10 |
| 6448189744 | Philippines | Sold to U.S. for the price of $20 million. Islands administered by Insular Government after the SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. |  | 11 |
| 6448189745 | Cuba | Island to the south of the U.S., and of great economic interest (sugar/tobacco) to the U.S. economy. Sight of the _______ Rebellion and many battles during the Spanish-American War. |  | 12 |
| 6448189746 | Guam | A new territory gained by the U.S. after the Treaty of Paris, _________ became a key coaling station in the Pacific Ocean for ships traveling to/from the Philippines. |  | 13 |
| 6448189747 | China | The U.S.'s "natural customer," CHINA was seen as a vital market for the U.S. economy. Struggles such as the BOXER REBELLION took place here as several different imperialistic powers struggled to assert dominance in the region. |  | 14 |
| 6448189748 | Puerto Rico | Invaded by the U.S. during the Spanish-American War. One of the insular territories gained by the U.S. as a result of the Treaty of Paris. Inhabitants of ___________ ________ are considered U.S. citizens, thanks to the Jones Act of 1917. |  | 15 |
| 6448189749 | Alfred Thayer Mahan | Outspoken advocate of American military expansion. Wrote The Influence of Sea Power Upon History (1890). __________ _________ ________ called for the United States to develop a modern NAVAL fleet capable of protecting American business and shipping interests around the world. |  | 16 |
| 6448189750 | Queen Liliuo'kalani | Queen of Hawaii. Pushed for a "Hawaii for Hawaiians" agenda. Overthrown in 1893 by wealthy white settlers/landowners. |  | 17 |
| 6448189752 | William McKinley | 25th president of the U.S., _____________ led the nation to victory in the Spanish-American War. Pushed for expansion and the gold standard. Was assassinated on September 14th, 1901. |  | 18 |
| 6448189755 | George Dewey | Admiral of the Navy, the only person in U.S. history to have attained the rank. Admiral ________ is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. Sunk/captured the entire Spanish Pacific fleet in less than six hours. |  | 19 |
| 6448189756 | Theodore Roosevelt | 26th president of the U.S. _______________ was famous for his "Big Stick Diplomacy" when it came to foreign affairs. ____________ became the youngest man to assume the U.S. presidency after President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. He won a second term in 1904. Known for his anti-monopoly policies and ecological conservationism. |  | 20 |
| 6448189757 | John Hay | U.S. Secretary of State_________ issued, in 1899, a series of policy statements called the Open Door notes. The notes were letters addressed to the leaders of imperialist nations proposing that the nations share their trading rights with the United States, thus creating an open door. |  | 21 |
| 6448189759 | Expansionism | Policy of territorial or economic expansion. |  | 22 |
| 6448189760 | Imperialism | Policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories. |  | 23 |
| 6448189761 | Manifest Destiny | The widely held belief in the United States that American settlers were destined to expand throughout the continent. |  | 24 |
| 6448189762 | Yellow Journalism | Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and often crude exaggeration of events. These journalists exaggerate, twist, and inflame the news to influence public opinion, cause action, and, above all else, sell more papers than their competitors! The two biggest names pushing the U.S. toward war with Spain with yellow journalism were William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. |  | 25 |
| 6448189763 | Monroe Doctrine | The ____________ was a US foreign policy regarding Latin American countries in 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention. |  | 26 |
| 6448189764 | Dollar Diplomacy | The effort of the United States—particularly over President William Howard Taft—to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries. |  | 27 |
| 6448189765 | Open Door Policy | The ___________ is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy in the late 19th century and early 20th century outlined in Secretary of State John Hay's __________ Notes, dispatched in 1899 to his European counterparts. |  | 28 |
| 6448189766 | Big Stick Diplomacy | _____________ refers to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy: "speak softly, and carry a big stick." Roosevelt described his style of foreign policy as "the exercise of intelligent forethought and of decisive action sufficiently far in advance of any likely crisis". |  | 29 |
| 6448189770 | Treaty of Paris of 1898 | The treaty ending the Spanish-American War, in which Spain freed Cuba, turned over the islands of Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States, and sold the Philippines to the United States for $20 million. |  | 30 |
| 6448189771 | Panama Canal | A 77.1-kilometre (48 mi) ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea) to the Pacific Ocean. Project spearheaded by president Theodore Roosevelt. |  | 31 |
| 6448189772 | Roosevelt Corollary | An addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis of 1902-03. The __________ states that the United States will intervene in conflicts between European countries and Latin American countries to enforce legitimate claims of the European powers, rather than having the Europeans press their claims directly. |  | 32 |
| 6448189775 | Spanish-American War | A conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. American attacks on Spain's Pacific possessions led to involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately to the Philippine-American War. |  | 33 |
