Quiz 22 – Flashcards
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When the United States and Colombia could not agree on a price for the Canal Zone
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the United States lent support to a separatist rebellion in the Colombian province of Panama
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The United States acquired all of the following as a result of the Spanish-American War EXCEPT
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Panama
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The battleship Maine
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exploded in Havana Harbor and fueled calls for was with Spain
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John Fiske
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was a historian and lecturer who stressed the superior character of Anglo-Saxon peoples and institutions
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In hindsight, Roosevelt's approach to foreign policy was problematic because:
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his efforts to deploy American power aboard were accompanied by racist ideology
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Why was Theodore Roosevelt picked as William McKinley's running mate for the 1900 election?
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Roosevelt was a popular figure from his exploits in the Spanish-American War and had been a strong public supporter of McKinley.
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Emilio Aguinaldo:
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was the Filipino rebel leader
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Who was president when the United States acquired the right to build a canal across Panama?
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Queen Liliuokalani:
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opposed the Americanization of Hawaii
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To reward Theodore Roosevelt for his vigorous campaigning on behalf of William McKinley in 1896, the new president appointed Roosevelt:
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assistant secretary of the navy
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By the end of the Spanish-American War
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more American soldiers had died from disease than battle
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All of the following were locations of campaigns during the Spanish-American War EXCEPT:
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Madrid
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The treaty ending the Spanish-American War:
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was initially opposed by most Democrats and Populists
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The Teller Amendment:
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disavowed any American designs on Cuban territory
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The Hay-Herrán Treaty:
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concerned America's right to build a canal in Panama
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A major reason that the United States annexed the Philippines despite anti-imperialist opposition in the United States was because:
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the islands were located very close to China and China's potential markets
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Why did Theodore Roosevelt send the "Great White Fleet" on a world tour between 1907 and 1909
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to demonstrate that the United States had arrived as a world power
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The Philippine-American War became known for
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its brutality and the atrocities committed by both sides
