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| 3 Things that fueled American Imperialism |
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Economics ($),
Military Bases, &
Cultural Reasons |
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| 2 arguements against imperialism were: |
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it was immoral &
we were part of an empire once and hated it |
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| Americans in Hawaii led by ________ overthrew Queen _____________. |
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| In 1898 US Congress annexed Hawaii and made it a US ___________. |
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| Two newspaper tycoons who wrote exaggerated stories about the fighting and conditions in Cuba which caused sympathy for the Cuban Rebels? |
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| The _________ letter criticized President McKinley and the sinking of the USS ________ in Havana in 1898, contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. |
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| de lome letter, USS Maine |
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| Comm _________________ destroyed the Spanish fleet at the Battle of ___________. |
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| George Dervey, Manila Bay |
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| The first battle of the Spanish-American war took lace in the __________ Islands. |
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| Col. Theodore Roosevelt led the _______________ to capture _______________ Hill. |
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| These are the territories that the US received from Spain after the Spanish-American war. |
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| Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines |
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| The Platt Amendment made ____________ a US protectorate. |
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| Rebels in the Philippines who fought against the US for control of their nation were led by? |
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| What policy allowed the US to seek equal trade with China? |
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| What Rebellion was an attempt by the Chinese to end foreign domination of their country? |
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| What were 2 reasons for building the Panama Canal? |
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| Reduced Fuel and a shorter trip |
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| President Wilson ordered General John J. Pershing to invade Mexico in pursuit of the Mexican bandit _______________? |
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| When a strong nation conquers weaker nations for economic and military reasons. |
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| Country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power. |
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| reporting that exaggerates the news to lure new readers. |
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| European powers must not intervene in the Western Hemisphere, if they do, the US will use it's military to protect our economic interests. |
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| A mexican revolutionary who shot American Businessmen in Mexico. |
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| Favorable Balance of Trade |
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| when you have a greater amount of exports than imports. |
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| A strip of land that connects to larger masses of land. |
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| 3 outcomes for Cuba during the late 1900s |
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| Freed by the Spanish-American war, Us Passes Platt Amendment making it a protectorate, US gets naval bases. |
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| 2 Outcomes for Hawaii during late 1800s... |
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| US businessmen lead revolution against Hawaii's queen and took control for the US, Hawaii ultimately annexed by the US for Military Bases |
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| Outcomes for the Philippines during the late 1800s... |
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| US bought it for 20 million after the Spanish-American war, US spends 400 million and 4,000 lives were lost keeping the Philippines |
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