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Chapter 7 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The term that describes the movement of Americans into the West and South. | Expansionism |
| In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry sought to open trade between the US and what country? | Japan |
| When did Alaska become a territory of the US? | 1912 |
| As the US expanded its influence overseas, what did Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan believe should be improved? | navy |
| Ther term for when powerful nations create large empires by exercising economic and political control over weaker nations | Imperialism |
| These drove the search for imperialism. | raw materials and markets |
| He pushed for a canal across Central America linking the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean. | William H Seward |
| The price the US paid to gain Alaska from Russia. | 7.2 million |
| He established the Pan-American Union. | James G Blaine |
| Who came from the US came to Hawaii to spread Christianity? | missionaries |
| In 1904, who started the Russo-Japanese War. | Japan |
| Brought an American business to Hawaii in the 1830's. | sugar cane |
| Overthrew Queen Liluokalani. | American landowners |
| What did Samoa allow Americans to build in Pago Pago? | naval station |
| A secret society that carried out an uprising in China | Boxers |
| A group of 16 American warships | Great White Fleet |
| Secretary of State | John Hay |
| He practiced yellow journalism. | William Randolph Hearst. |
| Anti-imperialist | Andrew Carnegie |
| Philippine revolutionary | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| He led the Rough Riders. | Theodore Roosevelt |
| In 1898, the Congress declared war against Spain due to events that occurred in what country? | Cuba |
| The American people wanted a declaration of war against Spain after this warship exploded. | Maine |
| This country became a US protectorate after the US and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris. | Cuba |
| The year that the Philippines gained independence. | 1946 |
| Who helped Panama successfully revolt against Colombia? | United States |
| Malaria and ______ _______ made the building of the Panama Canal difficult. | yellow fever |
| President Wilson refused to recognize General Victoriano Huerta's government in ___________. | Mexico |
| What did the Americans and Europeans build to prevent ships from having to make long journeys around South America? | Panama Canal |
| Which type of land form is Panama? | isthmus |
| What did the US have to control in order to build the canal? | mosquitoes and disease |
| Where did President Woodrow Wilson's "moral diplomacy" face serious challenge? | Mexico |
| Under which policy did the US claim the right to intervene in Latin American nations' domestic affairs? | Roosevelt Corollary |
| The belief that a nation should stay out of the affairs of other nations. | Isolationism |
| Disorder and lawlessness caused by lack of effective government. | anarchy |
| A country under the control of a different country. | protectorate |
| Area completely controlled by a country. | territory |
| An agreement to end fighting. | armistice |
| Section of a county in which a foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers. | sphere of influence |
| A temporary form of government. | provisional government |
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