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the economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker ones
What is imperialism
What U.S. action in 1894 set off a new rebellion in Cuba?
U.S. increased its sugar tariff
Secretary of State John Hay promoted __________, in which all nations agreed to let the others trade with China
The Open Door Policy
A foreign area whose rulers are allowed to retain power in exchange for the protection of a more powerful nation is called
Which President was a Rough Rider
President Roosevelt
How did the rise in factories influence the American drive toward imperialism?
No country had access to all the natural resources needed to run their industries
Define yellow journalism
Sensationalist reporting, in which reporters exaggerate or make up stories
After the assassination of President McKinley, who took office?
Theodore Roosevelt (1901)
What event triggered American cries for war against Spain
The sinking of the U.S.S. Main (Havana Harbor)
Which President had this policy dollar diplomacy
President Taft
John Fisk's idea of __________ was that english-speaking countries were superior to others
Anglo-Saxonism
During which war did the US aquire Puerto Rico
Spanish-American War
Theodore Roosevelt gained territorial rights in Panama by means of
Supporting a revolution in Panama
After __________, Secretary of State John Hay convinced the European powers not to divide China into colonies.
The Boxer Rebellion
How were President Wilson’s foreign policies different from those of his predecessors?
He was opposed to imperialism
How did U.S. attempts at opening trade with Japan influence Japanese culture?
The Japanese began an industrial revolution of their own
What treaty ended the Spanish-American War?
The Treaty of Paris
Why did the Filipinos rebel?
US annexation of the Philippines
What caused many Americans to support the Cuban rebels?
Exaggerated newspaper stories of Spanish atrocities
What are the three main reasons a nation becomes Imperialistic?
Resources, Culture, Power
Define Pan-Americanism
The idea that the U.S. and Latin America should work together
What Spanish possession did the U.S. gain on May 1, 1898, when Commodore George Dewey defeated the Spanish navy?
The Philippines
What event prompted President Wilson to send troops to Mexico in 1916?
Pancho Villa led a raid on a town in New Mexico
Why did the United States to become more active in international affairs?
the need to find new markets
“Blood on the roadside, blood in the fields, blood on the doorsteps, blood, blood, blood!”
yellow journalism