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Who was the Protestant Clergy that was well-known and influential work was entitled Our Country: Its Possible Future and its Present Crisis?

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Josiah Strong

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What does the book: Our Country: Its Possible Future ans its Present Crisis deal with?

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It is how the US is responsible to make every possible person on the face of the earth christian.

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Frederick Jackson Turner is best remembered for what?

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Fronteir Thesis-Notion that the development of the american fronteir helped to share not only the character of the americans people but also the nature of its institutions.

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What Hungarian immigrant became the publisher of the NY World?

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Joseph Pulitzer

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Who was the owner of the NY Morning Journal that printed exaggerated stories to sell papers?

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William Randolph Hearst

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From whom did the US purchase Alaska from in 1866 for $7.2 million?

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Russia

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Name three territories acquired by the U.S. through the Spanish American War?

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Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico

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What policy was replaced by imperialism in the late 1800's?

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Isolation

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Why did the U.S. develop a policy of imperialism?

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It was needed for overseas Markets

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What policy was the result of American companies looking for places to sell their goods?

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Imperialism

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What foreign policy affected the U.S. relationship with Latin America?

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Monroe Doctrine - Closes the western hemisphere to further European colonization

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What was the 1903 event that occured when Chinese rebels tried to "rid China of foreign devils"?

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Boxer Rebellion

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What country was involved in the Open Door Policy?

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China

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What American Policy prevented China from being divided into spheres of influence?

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Open Door Policy

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What term meant that foreigners were not to be tried in Chinese Courts?

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Extraterritoriality

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What British policy could be compared to U.S. imperialism?

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Merchantilism

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What waterway was the result of the Spanish-American War?

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Panama Canal

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What is the best explanation for U.S. military growth and imperialism in the late 1800's?

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Protect american investments overseas

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When did the U.S. fight Spain in the Spanish-American War?

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April-August 1898

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What group opposed all wars?

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Pacifists

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Why did the U.S. want to see the Hawaii government overthrown?

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So it could build military bases at Pearl Harbor

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What impact did the Spanish-American War have on U.S. relations with other nations?

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U.S. became an international force

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What was the result of Admiral Mahan's argument for a stronger two-ocean navy?

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Panama Canal

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What idea does a pacifist support?

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Problems should not be settled by war

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What policy was used by Theodore Roosevelt to enforce Roosevelt Corollary?

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Walk softly and carry a big stick

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Why did president Cleveland refuse to annex Hawaii?

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American business men had led the revolution

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What was the major influence in turning U.S. public opinion against Spain in 1898?

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Yellow Journalism or Yellow Press

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Who was the most famous military hero of the Spanish-American War in Cuba?

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Teddy Roosevelt

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What events contributed to the U.S. declaration of war against Spain in 1898?

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Delome letter, sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

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What was the relationship between the U.S. and Cuba after the Spanish-American War?

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Cuba was a U.S. protectorate

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What cases ruled that American rights were not automatically granted to American colonists?

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Insular Cases

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Why did Theodore Roosevelt resign as New York police commissioner?

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To lead volunteer troops known as the "Rough Riders" in the Spanish-American War

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What policy was dropped when the U.S. turned to imperialism?

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Isolation

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What was another name for the "big stick" policy used in Latin America?

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Roosevelt Corollary

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What name is given to Taft's policy that justified intervention in Latin America?

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Dollar Diplomacy

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What did John Hay, secretary of State of the U.S., call "a splendid little war"?

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Spanish-American War

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Where was the first major battle of the Spanish-American War?

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Manila Bay

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Who led the U.S. Navy at the battle of Manila Bay?

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George Dewey

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Who led American forces into Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War?

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Nelson A. Miles

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The U.S. went to war in 1898 when what ship was destroyed in Havana Harbor?

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U.S.S. Maine

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What U.S. policy, announced in 1904, justified U.S. intervention in the affairs of Latin American Nations?

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Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

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Who led American troops into Mexico in 1914 in an attempt to capture the Mexican bandit pancho villa but later president Woodrow Wilson eventually recalled him?

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John J. Pershing

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What were 2 trends that fuled the American Imperialism?

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Belief in Anglo-Saxon "Superiority" and americans did not want to fall behind European countries in the race for colonies

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What did Admiral Alfred T. Martin believe the U.S. needed in order to become a sea power?

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A modern naval fleet, naval bases in the caribbean, a canal across the isthmus of Panama Canal, Pacific Islands- including Hawaii

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What did the Platt Amendment accomplish?

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The U.S. had rights of control of Cuba

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What is the association between the U.S. and Puerto Rico?

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Puerto Rico is a common wealth of the U.S.

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What was president Woodrow Wilson's policy "to deny recognition to any Latin American government if viewed as oppressive, undemocratic, or hostile to the U.S. interest" called?

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Missionary Diplomacy

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What did the Roosevelt Corollary (1904) to the Monroe Doctrine give the U.S. the right to exercise?

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International police power in the western hemisphere

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Why did President Woodrow Wilson send General John J. Pershing and troops into Mexico to capture Francisco "Pancho" Villa?

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Villa's men had raided Columbus, New Mexico and killed 17 americans

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What was WIlson's policy of "watchful waiting" in Mexico?

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Waiting for an opportunity to act against the murderous activities of general Huerta in Mexico

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How did the building of the Panama Canal support U.S. efforts to become a world power?

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By providing a shortcut between the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean, it opened up new trading opportunities

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What triggered a conflict between Russia and Japan?

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Dispute over ownership of Korea

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For what action did Theodore Roosevelt win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906?

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For negotiating the treaty of portsmouth between Russia and Japan after the Russo-Japanese War over Korea

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Why did the U.S. sign a treaty with Panama in 1977 that gave them control of the Panama Canal as of December 31, 1999?

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To improve relations with Panama and the rest of Latin America

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What did Wilson's Policy of "missionary diplomacy" pressure nations in the Western Hemishpere into doing?

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Establishing Democratic Governments

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What event was the first test to Wilson's "missionary diplomacy"?

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Mexican Revolution in 1911

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What term was an extreme nationalism marked by an aggressive foreign policy?

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Jingoism

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What was a sphere of influence?

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A section of a country where one foreign nation enjoyed special rights and powers

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What type of journalism was practiced in the late1800's that was characterized by larger dramatic headlines, unscrupulously sensational stories, and exaggerated new reports?

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Yellow Journalism

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What did the Anti-Imperialist league that was founded in Boston in 1898 believe in?

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American Colonization was unjust

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What ended the war the Spanish-American War, made Cuba independent, gave Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S., and gave the Philippines to the U.S. for $20 million?

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Treaty of Paris 1898

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Who was Queen Liliukalani?

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She was the Hawaiian ruler who came to power and tried to impose a new constitution on her people

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How did Social Darwinism justify the idea of expanding American power overseas?

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Supporters argued that nations that competed with each other politically, economically and militarly and that only the strongest would survive

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Who was the American President when Hawaii was annexed?

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William McKinley

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In his book, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, Alfred T. Mahan argued which of the following?

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That great empires are based on naval supermacy

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Which statement best summarizes the Open Door Policy?

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All nations should be granted equal trading rights in China

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President Grover Cleveland rejected the effort to annex Hawaii because?

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A majoirty of the native hawaiians opposed annexation to the U.S.

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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine established what?

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The right of the U.S. to act as a police power in the western hemisphere

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The policy of imperialism in the U.S. from 1890 to 1910 was largely the result of what?

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A desire to build up colonial empire

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Which country had William H. Taft as its governor?

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Philippines

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The U.S. secretary of state who purchased Alaska was who?

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William Seward

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During the Spanish American War, more American soliders were killed by _________ than any other reason.

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Disease

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Where did Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders Charge up a hill during the Spanish-American War?

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Why did the U.S. decide to assert itself in Latin America in the late 1880's?

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To show that the U.S. was dominant in the area

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What was a strong argument against U.S. expansion in the World in the late 1890's?

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Manifest Destiny ended at the Pacific

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Who directly overthrew Queen Liloukalania of Hawaii?

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U.S. Marines and Sugar Growers

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To whom did America stand up in the dispute over Cuba?

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Spain

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Which battleship explored and sank in 1898?

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U.S.S. Maine

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Which area did Japan and Russia feud over until 1904?

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Korea

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Why did the U.S. government follow the advice of Alfred Hayes Mahan to build a strong ocean navy?

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Because trade with Asia and Latin America needed protection

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What two areas did the U.S. secretary of State John Hay seek to protect with diplomatic notes?

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Open Door Policy with China and Chinese Territoral Integrity

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Theodore Roosevelt was to the Roosevelt Corollary as _______ was to the Open Door Policy.

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John Hay

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In 1898, Frederick Remington cabled William Randolph Hearst, as follows: "Everthing is quiet. There is no trouble here. There will be no war. I wish to return." Hearst is said to have replied: "Please remain. You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war." What war were they talking about?

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The Spanish-American War

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Which best describes the Roosevelt Corollary?

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Notice that the U.S. would intervene in iternational disputes in the west as it saw fit

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Name four motives of American Imperialism.

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Need for natural resources such as rubber, need of new markets for manufactured goods, need for naval bases in strategic areas, and racist belief in civilizing other cultures

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Which is the name for the feeling of pride that motivated the U.S. toward expansion overseas after the closing of the domestic frontier?

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Darwinism

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In which geographical area did the U.S. concentrate its effort to expand its influence during the late 1800's?

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The Carribean and the Pacific

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In Alfred t. Mahans book, he wrote that the ships of war in the U.S., in the war, will be like land birds, unable to fly far from land. whate best explains this?

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The U.S. would have to accuire overseas naval bases at which they could refuel and resupply

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Which nation became a U.S. protecorate after the Spanish-American War?

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Cuba

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"8 million spirit soldiers will descend from Heaven and sweep the empire clean of Foreigners!" claimed a group of rebles in a nation with which the U.S. had recently established trade relations. Which nation was this?

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China, in the Boxer Rebellion

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