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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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