U.S HISTORY Ch.4 sample questions? – Flashcards

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What was a territory called when an imperial power allowed local rulers to stay in control and protected them against invasion?
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a procterate
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The Commerical Bureau of American Republics was an organization worked to promote cooperation among the nations of the Western Hemisphere and is today called
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organization of American states
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When Americans began to look over seas for new markets in the 1800's they naturally tended to look
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westward
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In the 1800s Americans opinion began to shift and more people wanted to make the United States
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a world power
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When a trade treaty was exempted from Hawaiian sugar from tariffs came up for renewal, the Senate insisted that the Hawaiians grant the U.S rights
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a naval base
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Shortly after midnight on May 1, 1898 Commodore George Dewey led his squadron into Manila Bay in
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the Phillipines
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When the explosion of the Maine happened many Americans blamed it on
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Spain
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Under the treaty of paris, cuba became an independent country, the United States agreed to pay Spain 20 million for the Phillippines, the U.S acquired Puerto Rico
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and Guam
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After much resistance, on April 11, 1898 President McKinley finally asked congress to authorize the use of the force to end the conflict in
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cuba
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Until 1886 about 1/3 of the population on cuba was
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enslaved
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a group in china besieged foreign embassies in Beijing and killed more than 200 foreigners on what came to be known
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Boxer Rebellion
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For his efforts in ending the war between Japan and Russia, Teddy Roosevelt won
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Nobel Prize
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In 1899, the United States was a major power in Asia; however, the nations primary interest was not conquest but
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commerce
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The United States had a long considered two canal sites, one through Panama and one through
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Nicaragua
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Who arranged for a small army to stage an uprising in Panama
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Philippe Buanu- Varilla
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In the late 1800s, Europeans were looking overseas for places to sell their products because
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tariffs reduced trade among industrailized countries
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President Filmore sent a naval expedition to Japan to
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force Japan to trade with United States
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At the Pan-American conference, the United States wanted Latin American delegates to agree to a custom union which would
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reduce tariffs among American nations
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In the late 1800s support grew in the U.S for building a large modern navy to
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avoid shut out of foreign markets.
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The united States caused an economic crisis in Cuba by passing the
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a tariff on sugar
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According to the treaty that ended the Spanish/American war, the U.S would
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free cuba, and annex guam and puerto rico
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The Phillipines are now
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an independent country
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Theodore Roosevelt was chosen as Mckinleys running mate in the 1900 election because
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charisma and war fame
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As result of war between Japan and China in 1894, Japan acquired
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territory in Manchuria
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When the U.S assumed the responsibility for collecting custom tariffs in the Domican Republic, using the Marines as agents, it was applying
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The Roosevelt Corollary
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The Roosevelt Corollary was seen as a statement which was built upon the
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Monroe Doctrine
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The United States gained control over Palanan and the rest of the Phillipines as a result of
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Spanish-American War
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What does the excert imply about the Anti-Imperliast League view on imperailism
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it reaffirms the United States as a world power
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When the Dominician Republic fell behind on debt payments to Europe the United States
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sent Marines to collect custom tariffs
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The Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by
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a group of planters whom supported the United States Marines
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The Commerical Bureau of the American Republics formed to promote cooperation among the nations of the Western Hemisphere
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Organization of American States
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American support for the rebels in Cuba was fueled by
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sensational stories published by rivial newspapers
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In 1898 President Mckinley sent the battleship Maine to Havana to
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evacuate Americans if necessary
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Supporter of annexing the Phillipines believed that
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the islands represented a large market for American goods
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The Platt Amendment effectively made Cuba into a
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procterate
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Theodore Roosevelt became president
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when Mckinley was assainated
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the purpose of the Open Door policy in China was to.
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ensure trading rights for all nations
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Theodore won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for negotiating peace
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between russia & japan
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U.S actions in Pacific & Latin America were primarily focused on
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improving the united states economically
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Why were Commodore Dewey's ships firing on the spanish ships in manilia bay
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to prevent them from attacking the united states
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ideas 3 & 4 in this excerpt represent __an idea that sought to jusitfy imperliast expansion.
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Anglo-Saxonism
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