Chapter 14 Review Test Questions – Flashcards
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Open Door Policy
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Kept Chinese ports open to vessels of all nations
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Matthew C. Perry
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Led a naval expedition to Japan in 1853
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Roosevelt Corollary
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The United States would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary
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Platt Amendment
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Ensured that Cuba would remain tied to the United States
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Pan-Americanism
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Idea that the U.S. and Latin America should work together
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Foraker Act
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Established a civil goverment for Puerto Rico
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Anglo-Saxonism
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The U.S. had a duty to shape "less civilized" areas
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Protectorate
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Local rulers had to accept advice from an imperial power
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Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
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Gave the United States the right to build and control a canal through Central America
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Dollar Diplomacy
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Belief that if American business leaders Supported Latin American development, everyone would benefit
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Philippe Bunau-Varilla
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Led a revolt in Panama
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John Hay
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Negotiated an Open Door policy with European powers and Japan
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Theodore Roosevelt
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"Speak softly and carry a big stick."
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James G. Blaine
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Invited Latin American nations to a Pan-American Conference
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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Filipino revolutionary leader
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Josiah Strong
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Linked Anglo-Saxonism to Christian missionary ideas
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William Howard Taft
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Practiced "dollar diplomacy"
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Liliuokalani
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Unsuccessfully sought a new constitution
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Enrique Dupuy de Lome
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Ambassador whose intercepted letter fueled American feelings toward war with Spain
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Alfred T. Mahan
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Naval officer whose book built public support for a large navy
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Imperialism
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The economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations
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Jingoism
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Extreme patriotism
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In the late 1800's, why were Europeans looking overseas for places to sell their products?
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Tariffs had reduced trade among industrialized countries
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Why did President Fillmore send a naval expedition to Japan?
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Force Japan to trade with the United States
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What was the United States wanting Latin American delegates to agree to at the first Pan-American Conference?
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Require nations to reduce their tariffs
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How did the United States cause an economic crisis in Cuba?
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Passing a tariff on sugar
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The Treaty of Paris of 1898 granted independence to ...?
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Cuba
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Why was Theodore Roosevelt chosen as McKinley's running mate in the 1900 election?
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His status as a war hero
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What territory did Japan gain in their war with China in 1894?
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Territory in Manchuria
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In the late 1800's, why had the growth of investment opportunities in Western Europe slowed?
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Most of the industries that Europe's economy needed had been built
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The Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by...?
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A group of planters supported by United States Marines
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American support for Cuban rebels was fueled by...?
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Sensational stories published by rival newspapers
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In 1898, why did President McKinley send the battleship Maine to Havana?
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Evacuate Americans if necessary
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The Platt Amendment effectively made Cuba into an American...?
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Protectorate
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Theodore Roosevelt became president when...?
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When McKinley was assassinated
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Why did Theodore Roosevelt win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906?
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He negotiated peace between Russia and Japan
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The United States gained control over Palanan and the rest of the Philippines as a result of...?
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The Spanish-American War
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What did the United States annex as a result of the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War?
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Annexed Guam and Puerto Rico
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Before _____ arrived in Edo Bay, the Japanese had never before seen steamships.
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Matthew Perry
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Why was the Commercial Bureau of the American Republic formed?
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Promote cooperation between states in the Western Hemisphere; is today known as the Organization of American States
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American settlers in Hawaii discovered that the climate and soil of the islands was suitable for growing...?
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Sugar Cane
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Could be the test...?
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