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Why did Alaska turn out to be a good purchase?
It had a lot of resources like gold and lumber
What was the Homestead Act?
Gave land to white Americans who promised to live on the land for 5 years
What were two causes of the Spanish-American War?
Yellow journalism, the DeLome Letter, and the explosion of the USS Maine
Why did the US want to imperialize?
Money, military strength, spread Christianity
What is imperialism?
Dominating and expanding to weaker nations economically, politically, culturally, or militarily
Why did the US want to take over Hawaii?
Sugar plantations
What was the Dawes Act?
Tried to get Native Americans to become more like whites by making them go to white schools and forgetting their culture
What was the cause of the Philippine War?
US gained the Philippines and refused to let them have independence
Why did the US build the Panama Canal?
To shorten the waterway trip between the east and west coast of the US
What is yellow journalism?
Flashy headlines to convince readers to read the newspapers when it could be false information
What territories did the US acquire from the Spanish-American War that we still have today?
Puerto Rico and Guam
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
Roosevelt's policy that said that the US would intervene in the Western Hemisphere to prevent European meddling
What was the cause of the Boxer Rebellion?
A rebellion in China against the US and European interference there
Who created the Bull Moose Party?
Teddy Roosevelt
What is Missionary/Moral Diplomacy?
Policy where the US only gives support to Latin American countries with democratic values and beliefs. Trying to spread Christian and democratic values
What two places did the US acquire after the Spanish American War that we did not end up keeping?
Cuba and the Philippines
What is Big Stick Diplomacy?
Roosevelt's policy that called for the US to police the western hemisphere against Europeans and their influence
Why did wars break out between the US and the Native Americans?
US tried to push Natives off their land
How did the US get permission to build the Panama Canal?
Helped Panama win independence from Columbia
Who won the election of 1912?
Woodrow Wilson
Who purchased Alaska for the US?
William Seward
What is the Open Door Policy?
Policy where trade in China is equal to everyone
Name one famous battle between Native Americans and the US
Battle of Wounded Knee or the Battle of Little Bighorn
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
President Taft's policy where US businesses invested in Latin America and China for railroads, mining, and planations, instead of militarily
Why did the US and Mexico almost go to war?
The US refused to recognize the new and violent Mexican government after the Mexican Revolution