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Chapter 5
Imperialism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were some causes that led to the Spanish American war? | The brutality of Spanish tactics intensified American affection and sympathy for the rebels, congress agreed to block Cuba, the Yellow Press accused Spain leading to increased hostility. |
| What were some effects of the Spanish American war? | The U.S. gained Puerto Rico and Guam and the Philippines was bought for $12 million, the Anti-Imperialist League was formed condemning imperialism as a crime, Cuba became a free nation. |
| What happened during the Spanish American war? | The Spanish fleet was decimated after just 2 battles on May 1, 1898 in the Philippines. Spain was defeated in Cuba at Santiago. 3,000 Americans died during war. |
| What was the Open Door Policy? | An American policy, designed by Sec. John Hay. it focused less on colonizing foreign nations and more on allowing the U.S. to trade within these nations. |
| What was the Spheres of Influence? | Britain, France, Germany, and Russia created Chinese districts where they each had their own section with access to trade, ports, and the idea of "taking over". |
| What was the Big Stick Diplomacy? | The idea of creating and using a strong military policy when needed to achieve America's goals. |
| Who implicated the Big Stick Diplomacy? | President Theodore Roosevelt |
| What was the Dollar Diplomacy? | It increased American investments in business and banks throughout Central America and the Caribbean by "substituting dollar for bullets". |
| Who enforced the Dollar Diplomacy? | President William Toward Taft |
| What was the Moral Diplomacy? | Stated that the U.S. wouldn't use force to assert influence in the world, but would promote human rights. |
| Who implicated the Moral Diplomacy? | President Woodrow Wilson |
| What did Roosevelt's diplomacy aid in? | Supported Panama during their rebellion against Colombia, and updated the Monroe Doctrine to state that the U.S. would keep the Western Hemisphere free from European intervention. |
| How did Taft's plan help in 1909-1912? | It helped Nicaragua in forming a pro-American government. |
| What did WIlson's plan aid in? | The U.S.'s intervention in the Dominican Republic and Mexico with soldier and sailors. It also helped Mexico defeat Huerta's government and bring Carranza to power. |
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