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In the late 1800s, yellow journalists William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulizer were responsible for what...
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They were responsible for increasing public sympathy for Cuban rebels
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How would you characterize the following statement, "the desire to protect the free world.."
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is an example of an ideological reason for imperialism
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Anti-imperialists were responsible for what type of statements?
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1) expansion costs too much 2) imperialism will increase migration and cause more social problems
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Is this an imperialist or anti-imperialist statement, "people that believed it was too expensive to expand in other countries."
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anti-imperialist
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Is this an imperialist or anti-imperialist statement, "believed people in territories should be entitled to the guarantees in the U.S. Constitution."
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anti-imperialist
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Is this an imperialist or anti-imperialist statement, "business leaders that invested directly in the economies of other countries."
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imperialist
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Why did the U.S. follow a policy of expansionism in the late 1800s?
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The nation needed more markets for its goods.
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Manifest destiny and the Monroe Doctrine were the basis for what?
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American expansionism
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Is this an imperialist or anti-imperialist statement, "supports of a strong U.S. navy."
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imperialist
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Why did the U.S. annex Hawaii?
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The U.S. needed naval bases in the Pacific
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Ms. Robideaux Social Studies 10
Chapter 9 Imperialism--Becoming a World Power |
Cut apart and Study
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U.S. policy towards Latin America in the early 1900s, was that the U.S. used troops because...
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when it was necessary to pursue its goals there
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Why did most Americans favor expansionism?
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Primarily because they wanted favorable trade relations
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Why did Joseph Pulizer and William Randolph Hearst used yellow journalism in the 1890s?
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to generate public support for the Spanish-American war
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Besides frontier ideals what did Theodore Roosevelt believe in?
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Anglo-Saxon superiority
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How would you characterize the anti-imperialist organizers?
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they were mostly upper middle class professionals
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What principle did the anti-imperialists argue that expansionism rejected?
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it rejected the principle of "liberty for all."
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Many anti-imperialists worried that expansion would lead to what...
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it would lead to excessive costs and job losses
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Why was the building of the Panama Canal important?
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it facilitated trade between the Atlantic and Pacific ports
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Which event led to the Spanish American war?
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the Cuban rebels blew up the U.S.S. Maine
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Why was the Open Door Policy important to the U.S.?
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It gave the U.S. millions of Chinese consumers
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European and American imperialism grew as a result of what?
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the need for foreign markets
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Under imperialism, the stronger nation attempts to...
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1) create an empire 2) sell its products to a weaker country 3) dominate a weaker country
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What did opponents of American expansion fear?
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a weakened economy
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Why did Americans side with Cuban rebels against Spain?
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it was the result of yellow journalism
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What happened as a result of a global impact of imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
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the modernization of technologically undeveloped countries, such as Japan
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In China, why did the U.S. compete with other nations?
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for equal access to Chinese consumers
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What term refers to the addition of a new territory to an existing country?
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annexation
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What is the name of Taft's economic policy of keeping order and stability in countries abroad by investing in economies?
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dollar diplomacy
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What is another term for imperialism?
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expansionism
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What is the name of the type of newspaper coverage that sensationalizes stories to increase circulation?
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yellow journalism
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What is the name of the policy in which the U.S. wants to have equal access to trade with Chinese consumers?
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the Open Door Policy
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What is the name of the policy in which the U.S. wants the same access to trade with China as any other nation?
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"most favored nation" status
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Name the practice by which stronger nations attempt to create empires by dominating weaker nations?
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imperialism
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The Americans blame the Spanish for blowing up this U.S. ship and then call for war?
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the U.S.S. Maine
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After which war, does Cuba become an independent country and the U.S. gains territory in Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico?
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it was the Spanish American war
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What is the name of the route that linked the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean?
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the Panama Canal
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What was the chief reason the U.S. built the Panama Canal?
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to reduce travel time for commercial and military shipping
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Name 3 reasons why the U.S. wanted to engage in the practice of imperialism?
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1) to spread Christianity 2) access to new markets 3) social darwinsism
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Name 2 or 3 reasons for yellow journalism?
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1) an attempt to sway public opinion 2) create more competition/and more readers 3) to encourage trade with other nations
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Give at least 3 reasons why the anti-imperalists were against expansionism?
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1) too expensive 2) loss of American jobs 3) didn't want immigrants to enter the U.S.
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