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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? |
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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? |
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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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| 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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