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22-Imperialism
Question | Answer |
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Expansion of a country into other nations to increase international power | imperialism |
Avoiding interaction with other countries. | isolationism |
Part of the Cuban Constitution that allowed the US to be involved in all activities in Cuba | Platt Amendment |
The kingdom that the US annexed when American business owners overthrew the Queen. | Hawaii |
Reasons for expansion of a country related to trade and money. | Economic factors |
The land the US bought from Russia that was thought a Folly, but it had many valuable resources. | Alaska |
A COLONY gained by the US after the Spanish-American war. | Philippines |
TERRITORIES gained by the US after the Spanish-American war. | Puerto Rico and Guam |
Reasons for expansion of a country related to defending or protecting the country from other countries. | Military factors |
Reasons for expansion of a country related to bringing their way of life or religion to another group of people. | Cultural factors |
The Queen of Hawaii who believed that Hawaiians should have the right to vote in their country. | Liliuokalani |
A water route built by the US in a central American country to shorten ship travel from the eastern to western US. | Panama Canal |
Exaggerating the news to sell more newspapers | Yellow Journalism |
People opposed to the expansion of the US into other countries. | Anti-Imperialist League |
Leader of the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American war and later a president who acted to protect US businesses in Latin America. | Teddy Roosevelt |
Filipino rebel that the US helped to overthrow the Spanish in the Philippines. | Emilio Aguinaldo |
FIghting in a neighboring country in which the US involved their military to protect American businesses there | Mexican Revolution |
Short conflict resulted in the US earning the status of World Power | Spanish-American War |
Factor for controlling the Philippines and Midway Island. | military |
Factor for buying Alaska. | economic |