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U.S.Imperialism
U.S. imperialism study materials
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the four reasons that the U.S. wanted to expand? | Global Competition, Desire for Military Strength, Thirst for New Markets, & Belief in Cultural Superiority |
| Why did Jose Marti destroy U.S. sugarcane? | To provoke the U.S. into getting involved |
| From what idea did the quote “You furnish the picture I’ll furnish the war” come from? | yellow journalism |
| What did the Treaty of Paris do? | Gave the U.S. the Phillipines |
| What was the battle cry for The USS Maine? | Remember The Maine To Hell With Spain |
| Why was the U.S. so quick to blame the Spanish for the U.S.S. Maine explosion? | Headlines printed said it was Spain's fault |
| What countries did the U.S. “gain” after the Span-Am war? What status (state | Puerto Rico and Guam territories Phillipines annexed and Cuba a protectorate |
| Who was the “hero” at San Juan Hill? | TR |
| What justification for imperialism does President McKinley’s belief about Filipino annexation represent? (look at the quote on pg. 350) Cultural Superiority | cultural superiority |
| Why did the U.S. want equal access to China? What would the Open Door Policy do for them? | More trade |
| What was The Boxer Rebellion? | a group of martial artists in China that killed Christian missionaries to erase foreign influence there. |
| What 3 widely held American beliefs did the open door policy represent? (pg. 357) | The growth of the U.S. economy depended on exports U.S. had a right to intervene abroad to keep markets open they feared that any are that was closed to American's threated U.S. survival. |
| Describe the Roosevelt Corollary and what it “built” upon. | Built upon Monroe Doctrine & promised the U.S. would be a police power for Latin America |
| For what actions did T.R. win a Nobel Peace Prize? | negotiating peace b/t Russia and Japan |
| How did the U.S. gain the ability to build the Panama Canal? | bought it from Panama for $40million |
| Why is the building of the canal considered such a feat? | because it was a very difficult job that took a lot of determination to complete |
| What difficulties did both builders and workers have to face? | malaria snake bites land slides dynamite exploding |
| How did “Speak softly and carry a big stick” relate to TR’s foreign policy? | He always backed up his actions with military force (i.e. showing up in Panama with a gunboat to support Panamanian independence) |
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