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STR Questions-Imperialism
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History
11th Grade
09/13/2011

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Late 1800s-Early 1900s
Definition
During what time period did Imperialism occur?
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Teddy Roosevelt
Definition
What president is most associated with Imperialism?
Term
Imperialism
Definition
What is the term for powerful countries dominating weaker countries economically, politically, and militarily?
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Open Door Policy
Definition
What was the US’s effort to keep trade with China open to all countries?
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Sugar Cane
Definition
The taking of Hawaii by the US was largely to aid planters of what crop?
Term
Yellow Journalism
Definition
What was the method used by the NY World and NY Journal of exaggerating news stories to sell newspapers?
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USS Maine
Definition
What was the name of the US battleship that sunk in Havana Harbor helping to lead to the Spanish-American War?
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San Juan Hill
Definition
During the taking of Santiago, Cuba the US won a famous battle at which hill?
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Cuba, Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico
Definition
What territory did Spain lose after the Spanish-American War?
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Panama Canal
Definition
The US helped Panama win its independence for the right to build what?
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Big Stick Diplomacy
Definition
What was TR’s foreign policy?
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Roosevelt Corollary
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What statement, issued by TR, was added to the Monroe Doctrine and declared the US the policeman of Latin America?
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Purchase of Alaska
Definition
What is Seward’s Folly?
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