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Imperialism
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History
12th Grade
09/06/2013

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How did U.S. imperialism differ from the imperialism of nations with extractive economies?
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The United States sought colonies as markets. Other nations used colonies’ resources.
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How did imperialist nations expand and protect their interests around the world?
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Imperialist nations built up their armies and navies
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What contribution did Alfred T. Mahan make to help America become an imperial power?
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Mahan encouraged the development of American naval power
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How did people who were Social Darwinists justify imperialism?
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They asserted that certain nations and races were destined to rule over others
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What argument did Frederick Jackson Turner make to justify American Imperialism?
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Turner said that colonial expansion served the purpose that the frontier had for earlier Americans.
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What act of U.S expansion was the direct result of Matthew Perry’s naval journey to Japan?
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The United States took possession of the Midway Islands
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How did the United States benefit from its purchase of Alaska?
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The purchase gave the United States access to a rich source of natural resources
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Commodore Matthew Perry negotiated a treaty that opened which country to trade with the United States?
Definition
Japan
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According to scholars today, William Seward’s purchase of which territory is a key milestone on America’s road to power?
Definition
Alaska
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In the 1880s, how did U.S businessmen see Latin America?
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As a place to expand trade and investments
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Who abolished the constitutional amendment that had limited voting rights to the wealthy landowners of Hawaii?
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Queen Liliuokalani
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Why did American planters overthrow Queen Liliuokalani in 1893?
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The queen had abolished the constitution that gave power to wealthy white Americans
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Why did president Grover Cleveland refuse to sign the treaty that allowed the United States to annex Hawaii?
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Cleveland learned that the treaty did not have the support of the Hawaiians
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In the 1880s and 1890s, how did U.S. planters gain power in Hawaii?
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They pressured the King and overthrew the Queen
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What was the difference in the attitude of Presidents Harrison and Cleveland toward the annexation of Hawaii?
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President Harrison favored annexation, while President Cleveland did not
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What new relationship with Hawaii did congress approve in 1898?
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Annexation
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