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Who resigned as secretary or the navy to fight in the Spanish American War
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Theodore Rosevolt
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Who led the US Navy to take over the Phillippines?
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Commodore George Dewey
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Where did this Naval unit defeat next?
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Guam and Puerto Rico
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What did the Roosevelt Corollary state?
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The US would intervene in Latin American affairs when needed to maintain western stability
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Who did Leon Czolgosz assasinate
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William Mckinely
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What is the Open Door policy?
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That anyone can trade with China
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Why did the US institute this policy?
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To avoid war from competing nations
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What was the most famous cavalry group from the Spanish-American War?
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The Rough Riders
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Who said "speak softly and carry  a big stick?"
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Who was the US Minister to Hawaii that helped encourage imperialism?
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John Stevens
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What is New imperialism?
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An idea for European Nations to invest in other countries by becoming protectorates
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What was one main reason for nations expanding to other regions?
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For Money, Raw Materials, Resources
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How did President Pierce open up trade with Japan?
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He forced negotiation for the treaty to be signed
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Where was the first US Naval base in the Pacific?
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Pago Pago in the Samoan Islands
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How did the US acquire Hawaii
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Hawaiian planters and US Marines worked together to overthrow the queen
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How the US gain access to Pearl Harbor
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When the treaty was for renewal we gained rights for Pearl Harbor
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Why was the Pan-American Conference held?
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The help establish that the US wishes to help all the countries of the west and to build a bond with them
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What 2 newspaper publishers were known for yellow journalism in the late 1800s?
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The New York Journal and The New York World
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What is Yellow Journalism?
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Exagerative and sometimes false and news reporting in order to attract readers
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What event led to the Spanish American War
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The Cuban Rebellion
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Define Protectorate
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Imperial power allowed local rulers to stay in control and protected them
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Name 2 interests of Teddy Roosevelt
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Wrestling and Hunting
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How did US trade in Japan help Japan?
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It helped provide them with Western technology and improved their economy.
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What is Anglo-Saxonism?
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The idea that english speaking nations are superior
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Name one member of the famous Spanish-American War cavalry group
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Theodore Roosevelt
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In the Treaty of Paris 1898, what happened to Cuba?
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It became independent
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What other territory did the US acquire in the Spanish-American War
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Puerto Rico and Guam
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Why did the US decide to keep the Phillipines?
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To educate and christrianize them and avoid being seen as week or having bad buisness to France or Germany
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Who did Theodore Roosevelt run with in the 1990 presidential election?
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William Mckinely
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Who was John Fiske
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Anglosaxon writer
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What 2 nations did Teddy Roosevelt aid that led to him winning a Nobel Peace Prize?
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Japan and Russia
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What was Roosevelt's Great White Fleet?
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16 battleships Roosevelt sent out to show US Military power
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What 2 things would the Panama Canal save for shipping?
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Time and Money
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The Roosevelt Corollary was an extension of the
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Monroe Doctrine
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Who created Dollar Diplomacy
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William Tact
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How did Captain Mahan aid in building a modern navy in the US
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By insisting that we need a naval base
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Who led Cuban rebels in a revolt against the Spanish government
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Joseph Marfi
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What were the Boxers trying to overthrow?
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Foreign Control
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What made Puerto Rico an unincorporated territory
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The United states acquired Puerto Rico and Guam
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What kept Cuba as an US protectorate
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Plat Ammendment
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Who was the revolutionary leader of the Phillipines?
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Amilio Aguinado
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Who was the first civilian governor of the Phillipines?
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William Taft
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What gave the US rights to build a canal through Latin America?
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Hay Paluenforte
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