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S.S Chapter 21
vocab and questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the pratice of building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations | imperialism |
| policy of avoiding involvement in other nations affairs | isolationism |
| bonus payment | subsidy |
| areas of a country, China during the late 1800s where foregin nations control much of trade+natural resource | sphere of influence |
| declaration made by secatary of state John Hay;that all nations should have equal acess to trade with China | Open Door Policy |
| Revolt in which Chinese nationilists known as the boxers attacked foreginers in order to end outside involvement in Chinas affairs.;put down by US MARINES and other forces after two months | Boxer Rebellion |
| The use of sensational often exagerated new stories in news papers to attrack readers | yellow journalism |
| Amendment to a US resoultion declaring that the US did not intend to take over and annex an independent Cuba | Teller Amendment |
| group of americans who opposed the creation of a American Colonel Empire | anti-imperialist leauge |
| amendment to the Cuban constitution that gave the US right to become involved in Cubas affairs;affect until 1934 | Platt Amendment |
| President William Howard Taft policy of influencing Latin Americans government through ecnomic, not military invention | Dollar Diplocmacy |
| Proposed aggreement with Columbia to allow the US to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama | Hay-Herran treaty |
| Agreement between the US+Panama that gave the USa 99 year lease to build canals on a 10 mile wide strip of land-across the Isthmus of Panama | Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty |
| canal built by US across the Isthmus of Panama to link Alantic+ Pacific Oceans;open in 1914 | Panama Canal |
| President Roosevelt addition to the Monroe Doctrine;declared the US would police affairs in western to keep Europeans from interveining the regions | Roosevelt Collory |
| Revolution begun in 1910 by Francisco Madero against mexican dictator Porfiro Diaz | Mexican Revolution |
| Argentina, Brazil, Chile | ABC powers |
| sectary of state-arranged purchase of Alaska from Russia | William H Seward |
| Queen of Hawaii-forced to surrendor by gun point- presented new constitution that retured power to the monarchy | Queen Liluokalani |
| Commodore-sent to secure friendship with Japan-delievered letter to Japnese | Matthew Perry |
| Owned the newspaper WORLD-competed for more newspapers to be sold with Hearst-used yellow journalism | Joseph Pulitzer |
| owned 15 magizines-rich-mean-and used yellow journalism to get more readers-new stories to increase support for US action in Cuba | William Randolph Hearst |
| led Filipino rebels | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| Chief engineer of the French Canal Company-offered alternate plan | Philippe Bunau-Varilla |
| Sectary of State-negoited the Hay-Pauncefote treaty | John Hay |
| Was president-colonel in Spanish American War-help constructed Panama Canal | Theodore Roosevelt |
| president of mexico for 30 years, eagerly welcomed foregin investment, ruled harshly and imprisoned imponents and reward supporters | Porfirio Diaz |
| Began mexiacan revolution,gained support and dorced Diaz to resign in May and became president | Fransisco Madero |
| General, took power and had Maderno killed, violence angered President Wilson | Victoriano Hureta |
| led revolt against Huerta to gain support in Mexico-president after Huertas downfall | Venstiano Carranza |
| led rebels in the north,revolutionary who fought against Huerta and Carranza and then attacked the US to try to gain support form Mexico | Franciso Pancho Villa |
| led rebels in teh south, wanted to overthrow Huerta | Emiliano Zapata |
| General-sent to Mexico with 15,000 soldiers to capture Villia | John J Pershing |
| leader of the naval attack on the Philippines | Commodore George Deweyq |
| leader of the Filipino rebels | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| a nation icreases its power by goining coloniel terrtiories is praticing... | imperialism |
| Who arranged the purchase of alaska from russia for 7.2 million... | William Sewerd |
| The Midway islands were important to the US because they ... | are located halfway between the US and Japan |
| In 1899 Germany and the US agree to divide... | the Samoa Islands |
| The McKinely Tariff... | gave US sugar producers a bonus payment |
| Who led the warships into Edo Harbor to convince Japan to trade with the US... | Matthew Perry |
| When China was weakened by a Japense attack, many nations began... | claiming spheres of influence |
| The main goals of the open door policy was to... | protect US markets in China |
| The _____________ we known as for their courage and for the fact that they came from many different backgrounds | Rough Riders |
| Spain surrendored the________ to the US in exchange for $20 million | Philippines |
| Some people believed that it would be wrong to take control of the Philippines without the _______ on the Filipinos | consent |
| When the US decided to keep the Philipines, angry Filipinos started a __________war to try to throw off the US | gurrellia |
| Presidnt McKinely establishes a ___________ government in Cuba | military |
| In 1917 the _________gave US citizenship to Puerta Ricans and opned both houses of Puerta Ricos legislature free to elections | Jones Act |
| What year did the Maine sink in the Havana Harbor | Feburary 1898 |
| When is McKinely elected president? | 1895 |
| What year did the Cuban Revolt and spain send general Valeriano Weyler to deal with the Rebellion | 1896 |
| What year did Spain sign a cease-fire agreement? | August 1898 |
| What year was War is declared by Spain and the United states;commodore Dewey takes the Philipines | April 1898 |
| What year did the Spanish Surrnedor after being defeated in the Battle of Santiago Bay;Puerto Rico surrendors | July 1898 |
| T OR FThe US needed a canal across Central america so that it could move its navy more quickly between the Carribean Sea and the Pacific Ocean | True |
| T OR FAs the US president, Teddy Roosevelt thought the panama canal was a bad idea | False |
| T or Fthe Hay Herran treaty was accepted by the Columbian Senate | False |
| T or FThe US gained control of the canal zone by discouraging a revolution in Panama | False |
| T or FThe Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty widened the canal zone by 10 miles | True |
| Tropical diseases such as ________ causes many problems for workers buliding the canal | yellow fever |
| Dr.______________ organized a huge effort to rid the canal route of mosquitos | William Gorgas |
| A high___________ was a major obstacle to construct the canal | mountain range |
| The __________ said that the US would not allow any Europeans nation to colonize the American Continents | Monore Doctrine |
| European nation tried to use force to collect their debts from countries such as __________ | Venezuela |
| The ____________ was added to the Monroe Doctrine, establishing the US as the "police officer" of the Western Hemisphere | Roosevelt Collory |
| US president who dissaproved of Huerta but refused to intervene in Mexico | Woodrow Wilson |
| To try to get Huerta out of power, President Wilson.... | refused to reconize Huerta government |
| Many US buiness leaders in Mexico.. | wanted Huerta removed form office |
| Negotiations between the US and Mexico were supervised by the ABC powers of | Brazil, Argentina and Chile |
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