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Team 4 Mr.S 1st Test
CHS Team 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Platt Amendment? | Cuba agreed to permit American diplomatic, economic and military intervention and to lease Guantanamo Bay for American use |
| What is the Teller Amendment? | United States will help Cuba gain their freedom from Spain but will not annex the island |
| Who were the Rough Riders? | Volunteer cavalry (soldiers) regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt that were supported by a group of African American Soldiers called Buffalo Soldiers |
| What is Isolationism? | Policy of isolating one’s country from others |
| Who is Theodore Roosevelt? | Leader of the Rough Riders. President of the United States. Said “Speak Softly but Carry a Big Stick”. Panama Canal was on the top of his priorities |
| What is Imperialism? | Policy of expanding one’s power over another nation either through diplomacy or through military intervention |
| What is Yellow Journalism? | American newspapers reporting sensational stories against the Spanish (both true and untrue) |
| What is the White Man's Burden? | Racist belief that the United States specifically white Americans have a right to help foreign nations develop and bring them the ideas of civilization |
| Why did Theodore Roosevelt want the Panama Canal to be built? | To have naval power in the Atlantic and Pacific. The Canal would be a hub of world trade. |
| How did Theodore Roosevelt get the Panama Canal to be built? | Theodore Roosevelt tried to get Colombia to create the Panama Canal. They refused. Theodore Roosevelt encouraged Panama to rebel against Colombia. |
| What lands did we steal? | Hawaii and Panama |
| What land did we purchase? | Alaska |
| What lands did we get from the Spanish American War? | Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam |
| What is the Open Door Policy? | Cut China up into Spheres (pieces) and it opened China up to the world. |
| Why is the Spanish American War called the "Splendid Little War"? | Less than 400 American soldiers died in battle and the war only lasted 6 weeks. |
| What is the USS Maine? | A United States warship the blew up in Cuba. The newspapers blamed the Spanish for the explosion. The explosion was really caused by something internal. |
| Why would the United States want to be isolated? | To avoid war, disease, and a belief that other countries can govern themselves. |
| Why would the United States want to go out and imperialize other nations? | To get more resources, more markets to trade their goods in, more power and White Man's Burden. |
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Mr. Samborski
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