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Map of Pacific + TR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| known as the empire of the sun | britain |
| known as the rising sun; became a world power after a war broken up by TR; trades with US after a 2 century-long period of isolation | japan |
| defeated by Japan in a war mediated by TR; Tsar Nicholas II ruled | russia |
| the location of the boxer rebellion; impacted by the open door policy | china |
| used as a coaling station for US; half way from japan to USA | midway island |
| overthrown by US and european businessmen with the support of US navy and marines; annexed by mckinley; sugar trade with US; became a territory in 1900 | hawaii |
| US purchased this territory from russia | alaska |
| used as a telegraph station for US | wake island |
| US gets a territory in 1900; near new guinea | american samoa |
| had a revolution with spain and put into concentration camps; gained independence from spanish-american war; battle of san juan hill in spanish-american war | cuba |
| territories gained as a result of the spanish-american war (2) | guam, philippines |
| spanish fleet destroyed at manila bay, [territory]; roosevelt orders dewey to this place for battle of manila bay; rose up against the spanish; expected independence from US but didn't get it | philippines |
| viewed as a world power after defeating spain; gained many territories that would directly benefit the country | US |
| what was the platt amendment? (1) | US protection cuba and gets a military based on Cuba at Guantanamo Bay |
| beside indonesia; beside new guinea; nearby australia; nearby new zealand; split from columbia after revolting, construction of a canal w US; below the US | new guinea; indonesia; new zealand; australia; panama; mexico |
| causes of spanish-american war: why did the US get involved? (2) what was threatened? (2) who called who "weak and a popularity hunter"? (1) what was yellow journalism? (1) what immediately caused the war? (1) | cuban revolution in spain; humanitarian reasons due to cubans being put into concentration camps; US investments and sugar trade; spanish minister called mckinley weak; journalism encouraging war and nationalism; explosion of USS Maine |
| results of the spanish american war: who won? (1) what territory gained what? (1) what amendment was put into place? (1) what territories did US get? (3) who expected what, and how did they feel? (2) what empire ends? (1) who becomes war-known? (1) | US is viewed as a world power; cuba gets independence; Platt Amendment; US gets guam, puerto rico, and philippines; filipinos expected independence = X = frustration; spanish empire comes to an end; TR is a war hero |
| what was the significance of the roosevelt corollary? (1) what did it say it could do? (2) | added the "big stick ideology" to the monroe doctrine; USA could intervene in internal affairs of any Latin American country if guilty of chronic wrongdoing or an impotence which results in a general loosening of ties of a civilized society; |
| northern security company v. US: what happened to start this? (1) what did a specific robber baron do? (1) what was TR known as? (1) what else did he do? (2) | JP Morgan starts an illegal railroad monopoly; violated the sherman anti-trust act; TR = "the trust buster"; went after other robber barons' industries; had over 40 lawsuits against monopolies |
| coal miner strike: what does TR offer? (1) what did that mean? (1) what did TR justify? (1) | square deal; both the coal miners and strikers work it our for themselves, or else TR will federalize the coal mines and send in the army; his involvement by declaring a national crisis, as the people came first |
| what was the hepburn act (1) | gave more power to the interstate commerce commission more power to set railroad rates, or control the prices charged to people |
| what was the meat inspection act? (1) | the 1st major consumer protection law |
| what was the pure food and drug act? (1) | required ingredient labeling on products |
| what was teh antiquities act? (1) what did it establish? (2) | protection for cultural and natural resources on federal land; establishes many national parks and monuments |
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i.lundin