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U.S. History
Module 6 Test
Question | Answer |
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as secretary of state, he negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia | William Seward |
a naval officer, scholar, and writer, he convinced many leaders of the need for a powerful navy | Alfred T. Mahan |
those who opposed the United States becoming an empire | Anti-imperialists |
not taking sides in a dispute | neutrality |
he was the spanish ambassador to the united states who criticisms of president McKinley angered Americans | Dupuy Delome |
he headed the commission in Cuba that proved yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitos | Walter Reed |
having a third party make a decision in a dispute | arbitration |
he was the american naval officer who opened up japan for trade | Matthew Perry |
the idea that all countries were to have equal trading opportunities in China | Open Door Policy |
American patriots who don't mind fighting a war to advance their nation's interests | Jingoes |
one of the major reasons the United States purchased ____ was to force Britain out of Canada | Alaska |
both the _____ and the ______ amendments gave cubans the right to establish their own constitution | Teller; Platt |
Puerto Rico: | -willingly came under U.S. rule -benefited from roads and schools built by the U.S. |
Latin American nation that requested U.S. intervention in the late 1800' | Venezuela/Cuba |
Americans favored overseas expansion in the late 1800s' for all of the following except | halt the spread of Russian influence |
all of the following developments led to the Spanish-American War except: | Spanish interference with american trade |
compared to the civil war and the american revolution, the spanish-american war was: | must less costly in terms of U.S. casualties |
The U.S. battleship ______ was shattered by an explosion while in Havana Harbor | USS Maine |
the treaty of kangawa opened trade between the United States and ____ | Japan |
which of the following is true of U.S. foreign relations from 1865 to 1900? | the U.S. tried to eliminate European influence in the americas |
in 1893, American settlers, assisted by marines from the cruiser Boston overthrew the queen of | Hawaii |
after the _____ _____ the chinese were friendly to and impressed by the United States | Boxer Rebellion |
President Tyler sent _____ | Caleb Cushing to china to secure special privileges |
the firm, skillful, adventurous naval officer who secured the opening of two japenese ports to american ships was | Matthew Perry |
the Senate was persuaded by the eloquent ______ to approve the Alaska Treaty | Charles Sumner |
the purchase of Alaska was sometimes called | Seward's Folly and Seward's icebox |
who was the author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History | Alfred T. Mahan |
President Clevelands secretary of state, who felt that the U.S. had the right to intervene to Latin America was | Richard Olney |
the yellow kid cartoon series was created by | Richard Outcault |
passed in 1898 and pledging that the U.S. would not exercise sovereignty in Cuba, but largely ignored until 1903, was the _____ | Teller Amendment |
the amendment that became permanent treaty with Cuba in 1903 was the | Platt Amendment |
a rebellion in china against foreign intervention was called the | Boxer Rebellion |
Early efforts by the U.S. to annex Hawaii and to buy Cuba, Alaska, and Lower California were bedeviled by the issue of | slavery |
the U.S. entered a joint protectorate with Germany over | Samoa |
American sailors were interested in the strategically located South Pacific harbor of | Pago Pago |
Alfred Thayer Mahan, in explaining what was necessary to keep the U.S. strong in the modern world, put forward the idea that | -the U.S. must sell its products on all continents -the nation needed a powerful navy -the U.S. should build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama |
all of the following were in favor of american expansion except | Grover Cleveland |
the ___________ dispute was settled by an arbitration tribunal in Paris | Venezuelan Boundary |
most of the credit for the american victory in the spanish american war was earned by ____ and rough riders | the navy |
in its race for the empire, the U.S. had by 1900, | -acquired colonial outposts -committed itself to preserve Chinese independence and territorial integrity -become one of the worlds great powers |
the U.S. applied the monroe doctrine in all of the following situations except: | opening japenese ports to the U.S. ships |
the settlement of the " " claims it's important as an example of the peaceful settlement of an international dispute | Alabama |
"whether they will or not, americans must now begin to look outward. The growing production of the country demands it" that main idea of this by Alfred Mahan is: | the U.S. must look abroad to find new markets for its products |
"That they U.S. hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control... to leave the government in control of the Island to its people." this quotation is probably part of the | Teller Amendment |
Which of the following is fact rather than opinion | the U.S. acquired new territory after the Spanish-American War |
what were three reasons Americans supported imperialism? | -desire for military strength -thirst for new markets -belief is superior american culture |
what three territories did the United States get from the war with spain? | -Guam -Puerto Rico -Phillipines |
What were two events that led Americans to call for war against Spain? | -Publication of De Lome Letter -Explosion of USS Maine battleship |
How did the Spanish American War mark the emergence of the United States as a world power? | -securing territories -establishing influence of Caribbean -strengthen U.S. navy |
why is the constitution of the panama canal considered one of the world's greatest engineering factors? | feat of engineering reduced travel time which increased global trade. Faster efficient transportation of goods. overcoming challenges like disease and difficult terrain |
why would a powerful navy be important to the imperialist ambitions of the United States? | It gave country access to the new markets. Helped establish U.S. as a world power. Allowed to project influence around world. |