Empire and Expansion 1890-1909 Flashcards

637099944	The American people and their government were deeply involved in the key international developments of the 1860's and 1870's.	False
637099945	The South American boundary dispute over Guyana in 1895-1896 nearly resulted in a U.S. war with Venezuela.	False
637099946	President Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii because he believed that the white American planters there had unjustly deposed Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani.	True
637099947	Americans first became involved in Cuba because they sympathized with the Cubans' revolt against imperialist Spain.	True
637099948	Admiral Dewey's squadron attacked Spanish forces in the Philippines because of secret orders given by Assistant Navy Secretary Theodore Roosevelt.	True
637099949	American forces received assistance in capturing Manila by native Filipino insurgents who were rebelling against Spain	True
637099950	The American Military conquest of Cuba was efficient but very costly in battlefield casualties.	False
637099951	President McKinley declared that religion played a crucial role in his decision to keep the Philippines as an American colony.	True
637099952	The peace treaty with Spain that made the Philippines an American colony was almost universally popular with the U.S. Senate and the American People	False
637099953	The Supreme Court decided in the insular cases that American constitutional law and the Bill of Rights applied to the people under American rule in Puerto Rico and the Philippines	False
637099954	The Filipino insurrection again U.S. rule was larger and more costly in lives than the Spanish-American War.	True
637099955	John Hay's Open Door notes effectively rescued China from foreign intervention and partition.	True
637099956	Theodore Roosevelt believed that America and its president should exercise restraint in international involvements.	False
637099957	Roosevelt encouraged and assisted the Panamanian revolution against Columbia in 1903.	True
637099958	The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine stated that only the United States had the right to intervene in Latin American nations' affairs.	True
637099959	The Japanese crisis of 1906 forced President Roosevelt to intervene in the policies of the San Francisco School Board	True
637099960	Alfred Thayer Mahan promoted American overseas expansion by	arguing that domination of the seas through naval power was the key to world domination.
637099961	Which of the following was NOT among the factors propelling America toward overseas expansion of the 1890's?	The need to find new African and Asian sources of raw materials for American industry.
637099962	President Grover Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii because	white planters had illegally overthrown Queen Liliuokalani against the wishes of most native Hawaiians.
637099963	Americans first became concerned with the situation in Cuba because	Americans sympathized with Cuban rebels in their fight for freedom from Spanish rule.
637099964	Even before the sinking of the Maine, the American public's indignation at Spain had been whipped into a frenzy by	William Randolph Hearst's sensational newspaper accounts of Spanish atrocities in Cuba.
637099965	Even after the Maine exploded, the United States did not immediately declare war on Cuba because	President McKinley was reluctant to get into a war.
637099966	Emilio Aguinaldo was	the leader of Filipino insurgents against Spanish rule.
637099967	Which of the following was NOT among the colonial territories that the U.S. acquired in the Spanish-American War?	The Virgin Islands
637099968	President McKinley based his decision to make the Philippines an American colony on	a combination of religious piety and material economic interests.
637099969	Pro-imperialist Americans argued that the Philippines should be seized because of	patriotism, religion, and economic opportunities.
637099970	The most immediate consequence of American acquisition of the Philippines was	an agreement between Americans and Filipinos to move toward Philippine independence.
637099971	In the Open Door notes, Secretary of State John Hay called on all the imperial powers to	respect Chinese rights and permit economic competition in their spheres of influence.
637099972	As president, Theodore Roosevelt gained political strength especially through	his personal popularity with the public and his belief in direct action
637099973	Roosevelt overcame Colombia's refusal to approve a canal treaty by	encouraging Panamanian rebels to revolt and declare independence from Colombia.
637099974	Theodore Roosevelt's slogan that stated his essential foreign policy principle was	"Speak softly and carry a big stick."
637099975	Samoan Islands	Remote Pacific site of a naval clash between the U.S. and Germany in 1889
637099976	Chile	South American nation that nearly came to blows with the U.S. in 1892 over an incident involving the deaths of American sailors.
637099977	Monroe Doctrine	The principle of American foreign policy invoked by Secretary of State Olney to justify American intervention in the Venezuelan boundary dispute.
637099978	Yellow Journalism	Term for the sensationalist and jingoistic pro-war journalism practiced by W. R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer.
637099979	U.S.S. Maine	American Battleship sent on a "friendly" visit to Cuba that ended in disaster and war
637099980	Manila Harbor	Site of the dramatic American naval victory that led to U.S. acquisition of rich, Spanish-owned Pacific islands.
637099981	Rough Riders	Colorful volunteer regiment of the Spanish-American War led by a militarily inexperienced but politically influential colonel.
637099982	Puerto Rico	The Caribbean island conquered from Spain in 1898 that became an important American colony.
637099983	Insular cases	Supreme Court cases of 1901 that determined that the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights did not apply in colonial territories under the American flag.
637099984	Open-Door Policy	John Hay's clever diplomatic efforts to preserve Chinese territorial integrity and maintain American access to China
637099985	Boxer Rebellion	Anti-foreign Chinese revolt of 1900 that brought military intervention by Western troops, including Americans
637099986	Hay-Pauncefote Treaty	Diplomatic agreement of 1901 that permitted the U.S. to build and fortify a Central American canal alone, without British involvement.
637099987	Columbia	Nation whose senate in 1902 refused to ratify a treaty permitting the U.S. to build a canal across its territory.
637099988	Roosevelt Corollary	Questionable extension of a traditional American policy; declared an American right to intervene in Latin American nations under certain circumstances.
637099989	Gentlemen's Agreement	Diplomatic understanding of 1907-1908 that ended a Japanese American crisis over treatment of Japanese immigrants to the U.S.
637099990	Theodore Roosevelt	Imperialist advocate, aggressive assistant navy secretary, Rough Rider
637099991	William James	Harvard philosopher and one of the leading anti-imperialist opposing U.S. acquisition of the Philippines
637099992	"Butcher" Weyler	Spanish general whose brutal tactics against Cuban rebels outraged American public opinion
637099993	Queen Liliuokalani	Native Hawaiian ruler overthrown in a revolution led by white planters and aided by U.S. troops
637099994	Philippe Bunau-Varilla	Scheming French engineer who helped stage a revolution in Panama and then became the new country's "instant" foreign minister.
637099995	Alfred Thayer Mahan	American naval officer who wrote influential books emphasizing sea power and advocating a big navy.
637099996	George E. Dewey	Naval commander whose spectacular May Day victory in 1898 opened the doors to American imperialism in Asia
637099997	William R. Hearst	Vigorous promoter of sensationalist anti-Spanish propaganda and eager advocate of imperialistic war.
637099998	Thomas Platt	New York politician who successfully schemed to get TR out of New York and into the vice presidency in Washington.
637099999	Josiah Strong	American clergyman who preached Anglo-Saxon superiority and called for stronger U.S. missionary effort overseas.
637100000	Emilio Aguinaldo	Filipino leader of a guerilla war against American rule from 1899 to 1901
637100001	William McKinley	President who initially opposed war with Spain but eventually supported U.S. acquisition of the Philippines.
637100002	William Jennings Bryan	Leading Democratic politician whose intervention narrowly tipped the Senate vote in favor of acquiring the Philippines in 1899
637100003	Grover Cleveland	American president who refused to annex Hawaii on the grounds that the native ruler had been unjustly deposed.
637100004	John Hay	American secretary of state who attempted to preserve Chinese independence and protect American interests in China
637100005	The Boxer Rebellion that attempted to drive all foreigners out of China	Brought American armed forces onto the Asian mainland for the first time.
637100006	The Maine explosion	Create emotional and irresistible public demand for war with Spain
637100007	The Venezuelan boundary dispute	Strengthened the Monroe Doctrine and made Britain more willing to accommodate U.S. interests.
637100008	Theodore Roosevelt's secret orders to Commodore Dewey	Led to the surprising U.S. victory over Spain at Manila Bay
637100009	The white planter revolt against Queen Liliuokalani	Set off the first debate about the wisdom and rightness of American overseas imperialism.
637100010	Economic expansion, the yellow press, and competition with other powers	Turned America away from isolationism and toward international involvements in the 1890's
637100011	The Cuban revolt against Spain	Aroused strong sympathy from most Americans
637100012	McKinley's decision to keep the Philippines	Enhanced American national pride and made the U.S. an international power in East Asia
637100013	The Spanish-American War	Set off a bitter debate about imperialism in the Senate and the country.
637100014	Colombia's refusal to permit the U.S. to build a canal across its province of Panama	Led President Theodore Roosevelt to encourage a revolt for Panamanian independence.