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28 Cards in this Set
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What is imperialism?
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the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, and military control over weaker territories
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Why did the USA want to imperialise?
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Military expansion and naval bases, new market for goods, wanted to civilize inferior people
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What was the McKinley Tariff?
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made it more expensive to import products
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Why did Americans want to annex Hawaii?
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To remove the sugar duty, wanted naval base in Pearl Harbor
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What was the Anti-Imperialist League?
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A group of people who were against imperialism. Thought it was wrong to rule someone without their consent
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What is the Teller Amendment?
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United States has no intention of taking over Cuba
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What did the US military government provide for Cuba?
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Food, clothing, schools, sanitation
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What is the Platt Amendment?
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Provisions to the Cuban Constitution set forth by the United States
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What four things were included in the Platt Amendment?
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No treaties to limit Cuban independence, United States had intervention rights, Cuba could not go into debt it could not repay, United States could have naval stations in Cuba
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What is a protectorate?
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A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power
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Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
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A Filipino rebel leader that wanted freedom
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What was the Philippine - American War?
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The United States forced Filipinos into designated areas where they died from disease. The war was costly of money and lives
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What were the Open Door notes?
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A policy for imperialist nations to share trading rights with China that was proposed by John Hay
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Who were the Boxers?
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Chinese people who wanted to rid China of Europeans and Christians
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What was the Russo-Japanese war?
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Russia and Japan fought over control of Manchuria and Korea
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Who ended the Russo-Japanese War, and how did he do it?
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Teddy Roosevelt helped the two sides sign a peace treaty
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What was the Panama Revolution?
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The US helped Panama gain independence from Colombia
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What did the United States gain from the Panama Revolution?
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The Panama Canal Zone
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What was the Monroe Doctrine?
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Demanded European powers stay out of Latin American countries
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What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
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Explained that the United States would use force to enforce the Monroe Doctrine if necessary
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Who was Pancho Villa?
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A rebel leader in Mexico who revolted against Carranza's government
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Who was John J Pershing?
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The man who was ordered to invade Mexico and find Pancho Villa
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What impact did the United States have on Hawaii?
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They forced Sanford B. Dole to be the Hawaiian president
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What impact did the United States have on the Philippines?
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They forced people into concentration camps and eventually gave them them independence
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What impact did the United States have on Puerto Rico?
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They sent in their military for protection and gave Puerto Ricans United States citizenship
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What impact did the United States have on Cuba?
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They made it a major protectorate, though had no intention of taking over
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Who was William Randolph Hearst?
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a yellow journalist who exaggerated the news to fuel the fire for the Spanish-American war
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Who was José Martí?
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A Cuban rebel leader who destroyed American property
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