Imperialist Vision
In 1899 the United States was a major power in.....
What is Asia?
When the Maine exploded, who did many Americans hold responsible?
What is Spain
True or False
The Platt Amendment ensured that the Philippines was a protectorate for a long time!
What is False?
True or False
President William Howard Taft’s “dollar diplomacy” placed less emphasis on military force and more on helping Latin American industry.
What is True?
True or False
The idea that English-speaking nations were superior to other nations is called Anglo-Americanism.
What is False?
What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?
to ensure trading rights with China
The Treaty of Paris of 1898, which formally ended the Spanish-American War, granted independence to which of the following?
Who is Cuba?
Under which president did this war end?
Who is William Howard Taft?
This is the actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over a smaller or weaker nation.
What is Imperialism?
The Roosevelt Corollary was an extension of the ____________________ Doctrine.
What is Monroe?
Economic and military competition from _______________ helped to convince many Americans that the United States should become a world power.
What is Europe?
In the United States, public support for Cuban rebels was fueled in large part by what?
What is yellow journalism published by rival newspapers?
Supporters of annexing the Philippines after the Spanish-American War believed that......
the islands would provide the United States with a naval base.
The section of a country where a foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers.
What is the sphere of influence?
When Panamanian forces revolted against Colombia, the United States quickly.....
recognized Panama’s independence and signed a treaty to build the Panama Canal.
Economic and military competition from other nations and a growing feeling of cultural superiority convinced many Americans that....
What is that the United States should be a world power?
In 1898, President William McKinley sent the American battleship USS Maine to Havana to.....
What is evacuate Americans if necessary?
What is a reason for the war in the Philippines?
What is the American instance on control and the Filipino belief that they would be given their independence?
This is a country that is technically independent but is actually under the control of another country.
What is protectorate?
In 1903 the United States negotiated with ____________________ for the right to build a canal through its province of Panama.
Who is Colombia?
In 1852 President Millard Fillmore sent a naval expedition to Japan to.....
What is to force Japan to trade with the United States?
Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris, the United States agreed to pay Spain $20 million for the Philippines, and the United States acquired Puerto Rico and......
What is Guam?
When did the Philippines gain independence?
When is 1946?
This is the extreme nationalism marked by aggressive foreign policy.
What is Jingoism?
John Fiske, an historian in the late 1800s, argued that English-speaking nations had superior character, ideas, and systems of government. His ideas convinced many Americans.....
What is to support the expansion of American civilization?