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History Chapter 27
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03/08/2012

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Define "Yellow Press"
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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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Reverend Josiah Strong
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What did Josiah Strong talk about?
Definition
He spoke strongly for civilizing and Christianizing savages.
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What was a cause of the separation of African territory?
Definition
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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James Blaine
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What islands were America and Germany fighting over in the 1890s?
Definition
The Samoan Islands
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What nearly caused a war between the US and Italy in 1892?
Definition
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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Queen Liliuokalani
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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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Commodore George Dewey
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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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Emilio Aguinaldo
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When was Hawaii annexed?
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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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Cervera
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Who commanded the US Ground Forces in the Spanish American War?
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General Nelson Miles
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When was the Armistice signed that ended the Spanish American war?
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1898
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What treaty officially ended the Spanish American War?
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The Treaty of Paris
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How much did the US pay to keep the Philippines after the war?
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$20 million
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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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Riots ensued.
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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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Rudyard Kipling
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Who influenced the passing of the Treaty of Paris?
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William Jennings Bryan
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What act gave Puerto Rico a limited degree of popular government?
Definition
The Foraker Act of 1900
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What were the results of the Insular Cases?
Definition
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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The Platt Amendment.
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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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113 Days
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What US general was given command in Cuba?
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Joseph Wheeler
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