Land Grab
Spanish American War
Foreign Policies
Imperialism
MISC
100
Which piece of land, a current State was acquired from Russia?
What is Alaska
100
William Randolph Hurst used sensationalized newspaper headlines to help cause the Spanish American War
What is Yellow Journalism
100
This foreign policy opened up the spheres of influence in Chian to trade
what is The open door policy
100
What does isolationism mean?
having little to do with the affairs of other nations
100
The idea that God has destined for the United States to take over as much land as possible
What is manifest destiny
200
This Pacific island was annexed by American planters
What is Hawaii
200
This Spanish governor went to Cuba and threw it's inhabitants into concentration camps
Who is Valeriano Weyler
200
A foreign policy based on human rights, equality, democray, and understanding
What is Moral Diplomacy
200
what is expansionism
What is extending national boundaries and your influence over other nations.
200
This feat of engineering took many years to build but greatly shortened the trip around South America
What is the Panama Canal
300
Why was the purchase of Alaska known as Seward's folly?
Seward was criticized for purchasing land covered in ice, etc
300
Future president Teddy Roosevelt led this calvary unit in the battle of San Juan Hill
Who are the Rough Riders
300
This piece of legislation restricted the rights of Cubans after their independence from Spain (Hint SOA)
What is the Teller Amendment
300
This rebellion in China (by fighters), led to the death of outsiders within China and them eventually gaining back their independence
What is the boxer rebellion
300
what is an argument for Imperialism?
What is trading resources, bases, spread democracy / religion
400
The United States wanted overseas territories because the territories had
What is raw materials, military bases, etc
400
After this ship mysteriously exploded in Havana Harbor, the United States declared war with Spain
What is the U.S.S. Maine
400
This corollary to the Monroe Doctrine asserted that the U.S. should act as Latin America's police power, intervening to restore order when necessary
What is the Roosevelt Corollary
400
This Fillipino freedom fighter first fought alongside the U.S. then against them in the Fillipino America war
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo
400
what is an argument against imperialism?
What is exploiting people, denying democracy, forcing people to convert their religion, denying them freedom
500
The United States went to war with Columbia in order to acquire this piece of land
What is the isthmus of Panama
500
This Letter written by a Spanish ambassador was intercepted and revealed to have been criticizing President McKinley
What is the DeLome letter
500
President Taft's foreign policy urging American investors to substitute Dollars for Bullets and invest in Latin America was know as
What is Dollar Diplomacy
500
this "social" idea states "only the strong survive"
What is social darwinism
500
The name given to the modern U.S. Navy during the age of imperialism
What is the great white fleet
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