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Ch 12 Imperialism
Spalding Academy 10th Grade 2012
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The killing of over 200 Westerners by a rebel group of Chinese nationals who rose up to “wipe out the foreign devils” | Boxer Rebellion |
| A policy of joining the business interests of a country with its diplomatic interests abroad | Dollar diplomacy |
| The large Navy that Roosevelt had tour around the nation to show of the U.S.’s military power | Great White Fleet |
| The actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over a smaller or weaker nation | Imperialism |
| Extreme nationalism marked by aggressive foreign policy | Jingoism |
| A policy that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely in the other nations’ spheres of influence | Open Door policy |
| A country that is technically independent but is actually under the control of another country | Protectorate |
| An addition to the Monroe Doctrine that stated that if Europe tried to intervene in Latin American affairs that the U.S. would go to war | Roosevelt Corollary |
| Section of a country where one foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers | Sphere of influence |
| Type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers | Yellow journalism |
| Explain the concept: “white man’s burden.” How was this concept expressed in American imperialist attitudes toward Hawaii, the Philippines, and Cuba? | White man’s burden: white must take on the burden of civilizing/Christianizing non-white nations. HI: non-white population. Us needs sugar base. Takes over. Philippines: Can’t govern themselves. US wants naval base. Cuba: Has right to intervene |
| How does the U.S. acquire Hawaii? | Us fruit planters want cheaper taxes. Overthrow HI gov’t. Put Queen Liliuokalani in prison. Dole in charge. 1899: US annexed HI |
| How did the sinking of the Maine provide the spark for the Spanish-American War? | 1898 Maine sinks. US lives lost. Ammo below deck explodes. Cause: Spain, sabotage, or spontaneous combustion. US blames Spain. WAR!! |
| William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were two editors of major newspapers during the years leading up to the Spanish American War. Explain how they led America into war. | Practiced yellow journalism. Exaggerated or made up stories to get US into war. Wanted to sell newspapers. |
| Owner of the New York Journal | William Randolph Hearst |
| Owner of the New York World | Joseph Pulitzer |
| Assassinated while in office | William McKinley |
| Ran for president 3 times and was never elected | William Jennings Bryant |
| Rough Rider who fought in Battle of San Juan Hill | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Filipino revolutionary leader | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| Last Queen of Hawaii | Liliuokalani |
| Cuban revolutionary leader | Jose Marti |
| Led 4 warships into Tokyo Bay | Matthew Perry |
| The three causes of the Spanish-American war were imperialist attitudes, yellow journalism, and the sinking of the Maine. | True |
| Officials were absolutely sure that the Maine sunk because of the Spanish | False, were NOT sure |
| Teddy Roosevelt became the president after McKinley died. The Republican party was very excited that he was their new president. | False, not excited |
| After the U.S. defeated the Spanish, the Filipinos gladly took the Americans in as their ruler. | False, hated the US |
| Before Roosevelt became president he was the leader of the group known as the Terrible Dozen, who took the battle at San Juan Hill. | False , Rough Rider |
| After the Spanish-American War the United States found themselves with an empire consisting of, Guam, the Philippines, and Jamaica. | False, not Jamaica |
| President McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist | True |
| President McKinley was elected president in 1896 and 1900. | true |
| President Roosevelt won a Noble Peace Prize for his excellent negotiation work between the Chinese and Koreans. | False, Japan/Russia |
| President Roosevelt aided Panama in winning independence from Colombia. After their independence, the U.S. was able to buy rights to build the canal. | True |
| Most of the workers on the Panama Canal died from malaria or tuberculosis. | True |
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