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Chapter 22
Imperialism
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03/27/2013

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When the United States annexed Puerto Rico, the intent was
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to rule the island and its inhabitants.
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The United States secured the right to build the Panama Canal by dealing with the
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director of the French company from which it bought rights to the canal.
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Which of the following does not help to explain the U.S. emergence from its relative isolation in the late 19th Century?
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military maneuvers in Europe
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Secretary of State John Hay's Open Door Note of 1900 called for
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respect for the government and territory of China.
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The "Roosevelt Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine
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formalized behavior that the United States was already practicing.
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William Howard Taft's foreign policy favored
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assertion of commercial and economic influence in other countries.
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Roosevelt's Corollary
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built upon the Monroe Doctrine.
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William McKinley ordered the Maine into Havana's harbor in order to
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protect U.S. citizens in Cuba.
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Spanish minister to Washington, Depuy de Lome outraged U.S. public opinion when he
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insulted President McKinley.
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As an imperial power, the United States successfully
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expanded its military and economic influence in Asia and the Western Hemisphere.
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In the Insular Cases, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the mechanism used to control
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Puerto Rico.
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In 1900, the "Boxer Rebellion" in China
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was a nationalist uprising.
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"Yellow journalism" or the "yellow press"
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featured shocking and sensational stories designed to appeal to a mass audience.
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All of the following were conditions of the Platt Amendment except that Cuba
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could not impose tariffs on U.S. imports.
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U.S. newspaper accounts of the Cuban-Spanish conflict
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created a ground swell of support for Cuba.
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The U.S. treatment of the Philippines after 1898 can be described as similar to
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Spain's relationship with Cuba.
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Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy included
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U.S. military action to maintain order and control, often at the expense of social justice.
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U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere after 1900 was
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aggressive¾geared toward expanding American influence
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The Teller Amendment declared
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that the United States would not use war to acquire Cuban territory.
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The Panama Canal
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was built without any real consent by the Panamanian people.
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When the Colombian legislature rejected as insufficient President Roosevelt's offer for the canal zone, Roosevelt
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encouraged Panamanians to revolt against Colombia.
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In his "gentleman's agreement" with the Japanese, President Roosevelt agreed to
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end anti-Japanese discrimination.
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The Spanish-American War
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was short and successful for the United States.
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Following the Spanish American War Cuba
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became economically dependent on the United States.
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Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for which of the following?
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negotiating between Russia and Japan to end their war.
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