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19 Cards in this Set
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1. What events stimulate US Imperialism?
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a. Economic cooperation with other nations, political & military competition with other nations, and a belief in the moral superiority of the Anglo-Saxon culture
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2. What was the purpose of the Boxer Rebellion?
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a. Remove foreign influnence from China
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3. How did the United States gain control of the land to build the Panama Canal?
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Encouraging and supporting Panamanian independence
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4. What was the Open Door Policy?
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a. Further trade interests
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5. What countries and territories were gained by the US as a result of the Spanish-American War?
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a. Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines
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6. What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
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a. Addition to the Monroe Doctrine that authorized military force in Latin America
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7. What was Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy position toward Latin America?
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a. Big Stick Diplomacy
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8. Why was the Monroe Doctrine important to American Imperialism?
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a. Permitted the US to intervene in the affairs of Latin American
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9. What was the basic aim of United States foreign policy from 1900 to 1915?
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a. Promote US influence in Latin America
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10. How can the media affect public perception of a possible war?
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a. Media can shape American public opinion
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11. How did President Taft and President Wilson use Dollar Diplomacy?
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a. Encourage US investment in Latin America to increase their independence on us
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12. President Theodore Roosevelt policy toward Latin America was driven by his belief of what?
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a. Intervention was right if US business interests were theatened
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13. US foreign policy has typically always been based on what?
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a. Advancement of national self interest
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14. What was Alfred Mahan belief about the relationship between the Navy and Imperialism?
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a. Could not be an imperial power without a strong navy
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15. What year did the sinking of the USS Maine and the beginning of the Spanish American War occur?
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a. 1898
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16. What was the main fear of the Europeans about building the Panama Canal?
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a. Deaths from tropical diseases
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17. The Spanish American War is an important turning point in US History because?
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a. US first emerges as an imperialistic world power
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18. What was the main argument for the US finishing the Panama Canal?
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a. Shorten travel time between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans
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19. What was the goal of the Dollar Diplomacy?
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a. Protect US economic interests
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