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| The Open Door Policy was aimed at what country? |
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| What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy? |
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| To ensure equal trade access to China, and restrain the Europeans and Japanese from carving it up |
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| The Monroe Doctrine was designed to |
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| Keep Europeans from attempting to colonize Latin America |
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| This explosive event helped drive the U.S. to declare war on Spain |
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| The destruction of the U.S.S. Maine |
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| What other factors contributed to the U.S. entering the war against Spain? |
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| The U.S. sympathized with Cuban rebels, possessed sugar plantations there, and had developed an imperialist attitude |
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| The idea that the U.S. had a divine right to expand and take over new land was known as |
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| Yellow Journalists were interested in encouraging war with Spain because |
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| it would sell more newspapers |
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| Yellow Journalism is the practice of |
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| exaggerating or making up stories |
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| What three regions became U.S. territories after the Spanish-American War? |
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| Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Phillippines |
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| What happened to the Philippines after the Spanish-American War? |
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| They revolted against U.S. control, and eventually gained their freedom after WWII |
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| What interest did the U.S. have in Panama? |
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| The U.S. wanted to build a canal |
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| What would be the purpose of a canal in Central America? |
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| It would help the U.S. quickly send military and trade ships from the Atlantic to Pacific ocean |
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| What event caused America to become recognized as a world power? |
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| Who did Teddy Roosevelt support after the Colombians refused his initial offer to build a canal? |
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| What led to the death of 27,000 people who built the Panama Canal? |
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| According to Moral Diplomacy, the U.S. should not... |
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| intervene or use force in Latin America. Recognize corrupt governments. To let Latin Americans choose their own leaders and governments |
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| Roosevelt believed in Big Stick diplomacy, which means he supported the use of |
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| military interventions and the use of force |
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| The Roosevelt Corollary was added to what document? |
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| The movement of Black Americans to the north was known as the |
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| In regards to Europe, America diplomatic stance tended to be |
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| The idea that the United States could remain separate and isolated from other parts of the world |
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| The Zimmerman Telegram was a |
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| intercepted message that suggested that Germany would help Mexico attack the U.S. |
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| How were women affected by the World War? |
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| Many worked in the factories and took men’s jobs |
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| What problems did African-Americans deal with when they moved to Northern cities? |
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| Why didn’t the U.S. sign the Treaty of Versailles? |
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| Woodrow Wilson was unable to reach an agreement with an isolationist Senate |
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| The sinking of what ship helped drive the U.S. into war with Germany? |
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