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20 Cards in this Set
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What events stimulate US Imperialism?
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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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What was the purpose of the Boxer Rebellion?
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Remove foreign influence from China
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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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What was the Open Door Policy?
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Further trade interests
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What countries and territories were gained by the US as a result of the Spanish-American War?
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Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines
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What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
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Addition to the Monroe Doctrine that authorized military force in Latin America
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What was Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy position toward Latin America?
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Big Stick Diplomacy
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Why was the Monroe Doctrine important to American Imperialism?
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Permitted the US to intervene in the affairs of Latin American
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What was the basic aim of United States foreign policy from 1900 to 1915?
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Promote US influence in Latin America
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How can the media affect public perception of a possible war?
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Media can shape American public opinion
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How did President Taft and President Wilson use Dollar Diplomacy?
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Encourage US investment in Latin America to increase their independence on us
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President Theodore Roosevelt policy toward Latin American was driven by his belief of what?
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Intervention was all right if US business interests were threatened
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US foreign policy has typically always been based on what?
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Advancement of national self interest
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What was Alfred Mahan belief about the relationship between the Navy and Imperialism?
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Could not be an imperial power without a strong navy
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What year did the sinking of the USS Maine and the beginning of the Spanish American War occur?
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1898
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What was the main fear of the Europeans about building the Panama Canal?
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Deaths from tropical diseases
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The Spanish American War is an important turning point in US History because?
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US first emerges as an imperialistic world power
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What was the main argument for the US finishing the Panama Canal?
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Shorten travel time between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans
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What was the goal of Dollar Diplomacy?
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Protect US economic interests
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Identify and explain the four factors that fueled United States imperialism.
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1.)Economic Growth-New markets and raw materials
2.)Superior Culture and Society-Stressed the superiority of Anglo Saxon race and Christianity 3.)Naval Power a.Alfred T. Mahan-Argued that national greatness and economic power relied on this. ii.Economic development depended on strong navy, strong merchant marine, foreign commerce, colonies, and naval bases. 4.)World Status-Sign of power (British Empire) |
