- Q: When did the U.S. take possession of the Philippines?
What is - A: 1898
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-Q: China had traded with western countries since the days of explorers. But what happened in the late 1800s?
What is -A: foreign governments began to take control of certain regions of China.
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-Q: What was one reason that started the war?
What is -A: The Spanish military’s harsh treatment of Cuban rebels, expansionists in the United States who wanted territories in the Caribbean, publishers who wanted to sell newspapers, and Americans who wanted revenge for the sinking of the Maine.
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-Q: There were some problems with the annexing of the Philippines. One problem was that fact that there were islands in the Philippines.
-A: 7,100
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-Q: What were these areas of control called?
What is -A: spheres of influence, meaning another country had indirect control over them.
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-Q: What did the U.S. gain from this war?
What is -A: new territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
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-Q: What war took place in the Philippines, and what did it later cause?
What is -A: The Spanish-American War, which set stage for the Philippine-American War.
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-Q: What did the nations Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and Russia try to do?
What is -A: claim exclusive trading rights within their spheres of influence in China.
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-Q: What did this war do for Teddy Roosevelt?
What is -A: He became a War Hero which started his political journey to the White House.
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-Q: What did Emilio Aguinaldo proclaim, and what did he ask of the United States?
-A: the Republic of the Philippines, and asked for U.S. support. But both the U.S. and Spain ignored this proclamation.
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-Q: What was the Open Door Policy? Who proposed it?
What is - A: It was a guarantee of equal trading rights for all nations with China. The United States proposed it.
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-Q: How long did the war last?
What is -A: Less than four months.
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-Q: How did the war in 1896-97 led by Emilio Aguinaldo for independence end?
What is -A: In a truce.
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-Q: Since none of the nations wanted to agree, what did the U.S. tell them?
What is -A: the Americans told each of them that all the other nations had agreed. Since no one nation wanted to be left out, they all agreed.