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35 Cards in this Set
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What is Imperialism |
Establishing colonies and building empires |
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What did the Monroe Doctrine do? |
Kept other countries from interfering with North and South America |
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Which country tried to stay and occupy Mexico? |
France. |
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Who did the French put in charge of Mexico? |
Maximilian. |
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What was Manifest Destiny? |
America's "destiny" to stretch from coast to coast. |
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What was Seward's Folly? |
The purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million dollars. Called a folly because people thought Alaska was worthless. |
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Who was Liliuokalani? |
The last Queen of Hawaii. |
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What is arbitration? |
When a dispute is settled by a third party. |
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What did Alfred Mahan write about? |
That a powerful country MUST have a strong navy. |
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What government official wanted military action twords the Spanish in Cuba? |
Teddy Roosevelt. |
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What is Yellow Journalism? |
Newspapers based on sensationalism and crude exaggeration. |
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What ship blew up and was blamed on the Spainish? |
The Maine. |
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What did the Teller Amendment do? |
The US said they would leave the Cuban government in control. |
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Why were civil war uniforms a problem in the Cuban war? |
The were made for cold climates so they were too warm. |
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Who led Filipino uprisings against the spanish? |
Emilio Aguinaldo. |
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Who led the Rough Riders? |
Teddy Roosevlet |
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How long was the Spanish-American war? |
Less than a year. |
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How much did the US pay in the treaty with Spain? |
$20 million |
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How many islands were In the Philippenes? |
More than 7000. |
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Who resisted American control in the Philippenes? |
Emilio Aguinaldo. |
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Who was the first civilian governor of the Philippines. |
William Howard Taft |
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What did the Teller Amendment do? |
It said the the US would leave Cuba alone when they got their government back on track. |
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What did the Platt Amendment do? |
It governed the relations between the US and Cuba for the next 33 years. |
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What is a protectorate? |
A country that is technically independent, but is actually in control of another country. |
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Was the country of Puerto Rico granted independance? |
No |
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How did Teddy Roosevelt become presedent? |
He was Vice-president when McKinley was assasinated. |
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Who adopted the big stick policy? |
Teddy Roosevelt. |
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Which president wanted to make a canal through Panama? |
Teddy Roosevelt |
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What year did the US give panama control over the canal. |
Dec. 31, 1999 |
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What did the Roosevelt Corollary do? |
It states that the US will intervene in conflicts between European and Latin American countries to enforce legitimate claims of the European powers. |
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What president used dollar diplomacy? |
William Howard Taft |
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What country adopted open door policy? |
China |
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What was the Boxer rebellion? |
A Chinese secret organization led an uprising in northern China against the spread of western and Japanese influence there. |
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What ended the Russo - Japanese war? |
The Treaty of Portsmouth. |
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Why did Roosevelt win the Nobel Peace prize? |
For ending the Russo - Japanese war. |
