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SCWilliams St 6
USHC St 6 Ch 17 Imperialism, Expansionism & WWI
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Imperialism | is the economic & political domination of a stronger nation over a weaker nation |
| Countries were expanding for several reasons | natural resources & high tariffs |
| Tariffs forced countries to look for | new markets overseas |
| Americans concluded that the nation had to develop new overseas markets | to keep its economy strong. |
| Social Darwinism | argued that nations competed with each other politically, economically, and militarily, and that only the strong would survive. |
| As trade developed with Japan and China, America | desired ports in the Pacific Ocean. |
| Hawaii was a useful as a port (Pearl Harbor) and | Americans soon found that sugarcane grew well in Hawaii. |
| A factor in the U.S. entry in World War I? | The sinking of the Lusitania and the American lives lost |
| The Treaty of Versailles brought to an end to | World War I |
| Following the overthrow of its monarchy in 1894, this territory was annexed to the United States in 1897 | Hawaii |
| The Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918) were both | limitations of freedom of speech and freedom of the press |
| This poem was popularized in magazines and books at a time when Social Darwinism was a driving force in US and European foreign policy | The White Man's Burden |
| ‘Yellow Journalism’ during the late 19th century was marked by | sensational headlines and questionable facts |
| The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine called for | intervening in Latin American countries that could not pay their debt to European creditors |
| The United States felt that it was important to complete the construction and control of the Panama Canal because | allowed ships to cross directly between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| The primary reason the United States issued the Open Door Policy was to | protect and broaden US trade with China |
| Resistance by colonies to European domination during the Industrial Revolution included armed conflicts such as the Chinese | Boxer Rebellion |
| Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" diplomacy | much of Latin America under direct American control, including Cuba and the Panama Canal |
| The Maine, The Rough Riders, Yellow Press & Sa Juan Hill | Spanish-American War |
| President William McKinley advocated going to war with Spain in 1898? | war was needed to make the region safe for American business and commerce |
| Nationalism | having pride in your country, willing to defend it |
| Alliances | agreements or promises to defend or help another country |
| Militarism | building up armed forces, getting ready for war |
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