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Early Imperialism
Spanish-American War 1
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Miscellaneous
100
To justify American intervention in the Venezuela boundary dispute with Britain, Secretary of State Olney invoked what doctrine?
The Monroe Doctrine
100
What sunk the Battle Ship USS Maine?
an accidental internal explosion on the ship.
100
Who were the members of the Rough Riders?
volunteers. cowboys and former polo players. ex-convicts.
100
The Philippine nationalist who led the insurrection against both Spanish rule and the later United States occupation was who?
Emilio Aguinaldo
100
In 1899, why did guerrilla warfare break out in the Philippines?
the United States refused to give the Filipino people their independence.
200
The clash between Germany and America over the Samoan islands eventually resulted in what solution?
a colonial division of the islands between Germany and the United States.
200
The Cuban insurrectos who wanted to overthrow Spanish rule in Cuba used what tactic in fighting the Spanish?
adopted a scorched-earth policy of burning cane fields and sugar mills
200
The end of the Cuban War came after the last substantial Spanish fleet was destroyed at which battle?
The Battle of Santiago
200
America's initial Open Door policy was essentially an argument to promote what?
equal spheres of influence in China among all the European powers.
200
Construction of an isthmian canal (Panama Canal) across Central America was motivated mainly by what?
a desire to improve defense by allowing rapid naval movements between two oceans.
300
One major factor in the shift in American foreign policy toward imperialism in the late nineteenth century was what?
need for overseas markets for increased industrial and agricultural production, a desire to protect American security, a desire to "civilize" those living in other countries
300
Why did Americans favor providing aid to the Cuban revolutionaries?
fear that the substantial American investment in Cuban sugar and other businesses would be lost. the atrocity stories reported in the yellow press of William Randolph Hearst. sympathy for Cuban patriots fighting for their freedom.
300
The greatest loss of life for American fighting men during the Spanish-American War resulted from what?
serious diseases and sickness of American soldiers fighting in Cuba.
300
China's Boxer Rebellion was an attempt to do what?
throw out or kill all foreigners.
300
Why were Japan's victories in the early stages of the Russo-Japanese War especially stunning?
it was the first time in many centuries that a non-European nation had defeated a European great power.
400
Why was Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani forced from power in 1893?
she opposed annexation to the United States and insisted that native Hawaiians should continue to control Hawaii.
400
What did the Teller Amendment do?
guaranteed that the United States would support Cuban independence after Spain was ousted.
400
What became possessions of the United States under the provisions of the Treaty of Paris with Spain?
Puerto Rico. Guam. the Philippine Islands.
400
What was the purpose of the secret Gentlemen's Agreement that President Theodore Roosevelt worked out with the Japanese in 1907-1908?
caused Japan to halt the flow of laborers to America in return for the repeal of a racist school decree by the San Francisco School Board.
400
Why did Theodore Roosevelt strongly encourage the Panamanians to revolt against Colombia?
the Colombian senate had rejected the American offer to buy a canal route across Panama.
500
During the boundary dispute between Venezuela and Britain, the United States did what?
threatened war with Britain and asserted its domination of Latin America.
500
Why did President William McKinley ask Congress to declare war on Spain?
the American public and many leading Republicans demanded it.
500
On the question of whether American laws applied to the overseas territory acquired in the Spanish-American War, what did the Supreme Court rule in the Insular Cases?
the American Constitution and laws did not apply to U.S. colonies.
500
What did the Root-Takahira agreement of 1908 do?
the United States and Japan agreed to respect each other's territorial holdings in the Pacific.
500
The United States asserted that it had a virtual right of continuing intervention in Cuba in what Act/Amendment?
Platt Amendment