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Newspaper publisher whose "yellow hournalism" influenced public opinion

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William Randolph Hearst

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Exiled Cuban journalist who urged the United States to intervene in Cuba

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Jose Marti

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"Rough Rider" who later became president

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Admiral who led attack on Spanish ships in the Phillippines

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George Dewey

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President known for his "dollar diplomacy"

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William Howard Taft

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Guerillas on the island nation of _____ destroyed American-owned sugar mills to gain support for independence

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Cuba

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The Spanish-American War began in 1898, in ____, when the United States launched a surprise attack on Spanish ships in Manila Bay

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The Philippine Islands

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The Rough Riders made ____ the site of a famous incident of the Spanish-American War

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San Juan Hill

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The United States annexed _____ in 1898

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Hawaii

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Congress authorized a parment of $25 million to ____ for having used illegal means to acquire the Canal Zone

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Colombia

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Which of the following was a major argument for economic expansion?

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The United States needed new markets for its goods.

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Which of the following demonstrated enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine?

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The United States insisted that Great Britain submit a boundary dispute with Venezuela to arbitration

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Which event led to the Spanish-American war?

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Cubans rebelled against Spanish rule

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Which was a result of the Spanish-American war?

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Puerto Rico and Guam were made unincorporated U.S. territories

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Why was the Open Door Policy important to the United States?

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It gave the United States access to millions of consumers in China

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Why did many of Roosevelt's opponents disapprove of his actions in Panama?

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They opposed Roosevelt's involvement in the Panamanian revolt

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What was the central message of the Roosevelt Corollary?

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The United States would use force to prevent intervention in the affairs of neighboring countries

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What connection was made between imperialism and the American frontier?

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Imperialism would offer Americans a new frontier

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policy under which stronger nations attempt to create empires by dominating weaker nations

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imperialism

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the join new territory to an existing country

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annex

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settlement of a dispute by a person or panel chosen to listen to both sides and come to a decision

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arbitration

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national pride combined with a desire for an aggressive foreign policy

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jingoism

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areas of economic and political control

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sphere of influence

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policy giving the United States equal access to trading rights in China

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Open Door Policy

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a grant of land in exchange for a promise to use it for a specific purpose

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concession

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policy that established the united states as "an international police power"

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Roosevelt Corollary

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The United States followed a policy of expansionism in the late 1800s because

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the nation sought more markets for its goods

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Alfred T. Mahan argued that to protect it's trade, the United States must build up it's

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Navy

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The United States reaffirmed the Monroe Doctrine in the late 1800s by

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warning Great Britain to back out of a territorial dispute with Venezuela

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In the 1890s, William R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer used their newspapers to

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increase public sympathy for Cuban rebels

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A main goal of the United States during the Spanish-American war was to

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free Cuba from Spanish rule

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As a result of the Spanish-American war

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Puerto Rico became an unincorporated territory of the United States

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The building of the Panama Canal was important because it

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facilitated movement between Atlantic and Pacific ports

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President Theodore Roosevelt is often remembered for

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expanding presidential power

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To support their view, anti-imperialists argued that

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imperialism rejected the American ideal of "Liberty for all"

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The United States acquired control of the Canal Zone by

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organizing a revolt in Panama

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European and American imperialism grew partly as a result of

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the need for foreign markets

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Under imprialism, the stronger nation attempts to

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dominate a weaker country, create an empire, sell its products to a weaker country, all of the above

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The Monroe Doctrine and social Darwinism contributed to

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American expansionism

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The United States annexed the Midway Island to set up

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a naval refueling and repair station

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The banana republics of central america were

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controlled by American business interests

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American business leaders favored expansion in order to

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solve the economic problem of overproduction

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Expansionists, such as Fredrick Jackson Turner, argued that a quest for empire would

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restore the country's pioneer spirit

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The United States wanted to build a canal across Panama to

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cut travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

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The United States acquired control of the Isthmus of Panama from Colombia by

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encouraging a revolt in Panama

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Among Latin Americans, United States actions related to the Panama Canal created

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ill will toward the United States

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President Roosevelt threatened to use the United States Navy to

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maintain stability in neighboring countries

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Roosevelt feared thatthe war between Japan and Russia would

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close the door to U.S. trade with China

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President Taft was known for a foreign policy based on

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economic investment

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Both Roosevelt and Taft wanted to maintain

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an "open door" to trade with Asia

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Taft's approach to foreign affairs was undermined by

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local revolutionary movements in Latin America

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Arrangement providing the United States equal access to China's consumers

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Open Door Policy

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settlement of a dispute by a person or panel chosen to listen to both sides and come to a decision

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arbitration

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aggressive foreign policy influenced by intense national pride

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jingoism

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area of economic and political control

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sphere of influence

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The United States affirmed the authority of the Monroe Doctrine when

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Britain agreed to arbitration in its dispute with Venezuela

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Americans sided with the Cuban rebels against Spain as a result of

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yellow journalism

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The first action of the Spanish-American War took place in

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The Philippines

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As a result of the peace treaty with Spain, the United States gained

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the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

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The United States annexed Hawaii because

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The United States needed naval stations in the Pacific

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In China, the United States competed with other nations for

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access to Chinese consumers

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