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| A type of journalism that uses flashy titles but no or very little actual fact. |
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| Who wrote "Our Country: It's Possible Future and Its Present Change"? |
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| What did Josiah Strong talk about? |
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| He spoke strongly for civilizing and Christianizing savages. |
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| What was a cause of the separation of African territory? |
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| People thinking they need to improve their country by taking others thanks to Darwin's survival of the fittest. |
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| Who wrote "The Influence of the Sea"? |
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| Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan |
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| Who used the "Big Sister" policy? |
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| What islands were America and Germany fighting over in the 1890s? |
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| What nearly caused a war between the US and Italy in 1892? |
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| The lynching of 11 Italians in New Orleans. |
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| What two countries were disputing there borders, especially when gold was discovered? |
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| British Guiana and Venezuela |
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| Who tried to solve the conflict between British Guiana and Venezuela, and how? |
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| Grover Cleveland tried to tell the British that they were defying the Monroe Doctrine. |
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| What tariff raised the prices on sugar? |
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| The McKinley Tariff of 1890 |
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| Who was queen of Hawaii when the revolts broke out? |
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| What happened in Cuba in 1895? |
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| The Cubans revolted against their Spanish leadership |
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| How did Cuba get American attention during their revolts against Spain? |
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| They burned the sugarcane fields |
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| What happened in Havana harbor, on Feb 15th, 1898? |
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| The USS Maine exploded mysteriously. |
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| What was included in McKinley's war message to congress? |
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(1)War with Spain seems inevitable
(2)America had to defend democracy
(3) Opposing war could split up the Republican party/America |
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| What was the Teller Amendment? |
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| Proclaimed that when US overthrew the Spanish rule, they would give Cuba democracy. |
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| Who had the advantage in the Spanish American War? |
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| Spain, because it had more troops and a better army. |
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| What two men modernized the Navy? |
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| John D. Long and Theodore Roosevelt |
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| Who did Roosevelt put in charge of taking over the Philippines? |
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| What problems did the German Navy cause? |
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| They wouldn't obey US blockade regulations. |
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| When did American troops first arrive in the Philippines? |
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| 1898 and the Captured Manila. |
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| Who led the Filipino insurgents that helped the US forces? |
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| 1898, full territorial status in 1900. |
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| Who was the Spanish Admiral ordered to fight the US fleet? |
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| Who commanded the US Ground Forces in the Spanish American War? |
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| When was the Armistice signed that ended the Spanish American war? |
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| What treaty officially ended the Spanish American War? |
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| How much did the US pay to keep the Philippines after the war? |
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| What islands did America get in the negotiations of the Treaty of Paris? |
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| Guam, Puerto Rico and Philippines (Cuba was freed) |
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| What happened shortly after the US took the Philippines? |
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| What anti-imperialist organization formed after the US took the Philippines? |
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| Anti-Imperialist League, some members included Mark Twain, Samuel Gompers, William James, and Andrew Carnegie |
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| Who wrote "The White Man's Burden"? |
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| Who influenced the passing of the Treaty of Paris? |
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| What act gave Puerto Rico a limited degree of popular government? |
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| What were the results of the Insular Cases? |
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| The case basically decided that residents of Island Territories do not necessarily share all the rights of American Citizens. |
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| What Cuban Amendment became the Cuban Constitution? |
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| What did the Platt Amendment say? |
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(1)US could intervene and restore order in cases of anarchy
(2)US could trade freely with Cuba
(3)US can use two bays for naval bases [particularly Guantanamo Bay] |
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| How long did the Spanish American War last? |
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| What US general was given command in Cuba? |
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