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| Following the American Civil War, Americans had very little interests in what:? |
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| The period following the Civil War is also known as:? |
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| The Reconstruction Period |
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| Name two things that occupied many peoples mind during the Reconstruction Period:? |
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1.Economic Growth
2.Settlement of the West |
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| Americans wanted as few ties as possible to ____?_____ at this time: |
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| Other (Foreign) Countries |
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| When did the American attitudes begin to change? |
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| What factor caused this change in Americans desire to branch out? |
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| We wanted to compete with Europe. |
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| Social Darwinism encouraged what? |
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| Expansionism, it also stated that "survival-of-the-fittest" applied to people as well as the Animal Kingdom. |
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| What COUNTRY fell behind to Europe when the European Nations started to Expand in Africa, Asia, and along the Pacific Islands? |
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| What is Social Darwinism? |
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| Just as competition between individual organisms drives biological evolutionary change (speciation) through "survival of the fittest", competition between individuals, groups, or nations drives social evolution in human societies. |
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| How did Religous leaders try to expand americans knoledge of religion around the world? |
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| They said that Americans have a duty to Civilize. |
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| How did military leaders try to expand influence America's desire expand its influence around the world? |
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| According to the navy, strong leaders have a strong NAVY. |
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| What would be needed for the Americans to increase the size of their NAVY? |
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| What would the NAVYs bases provide for them? |
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| A way to hold large fleets of ships. |
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| Members of __?1____ began to agree with NAVY budget apperovals for ____?2_____ |
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1. CONGRESS
2. SHIP BUILDING |
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| Increasing the size of the NAVY was great. The US now had the ______ largest navy. |
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| Name 2 positive things that came from expansionism:? (Think P) |
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| NAME the 2 factors that caused the US to have a large surplus of goods in the 1800's:? |
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1.More efficient machinery
2.A larger number of workers. |
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| Name the value of US exports in 1870? By 1900? |
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1870: $470 million
1900: $1.4 BILLION!! |
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| Name 2 arguements against Expansionism:? |
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1.Many Resources
2.Loyal, and not hypocrites. |
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| If economic ties exist between 2 countries, shortly after, so will ________ ties:? |
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| Why did american fishing ships dock frequently on the coast of the pacific Islands, and where were they headed to? |
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A) To refuel
B) Australia, Asia, and the Somaoan Islands. |
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| Why were US sailor ships welcomed in the islands of Somoa? |
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| SAILORS CARRY BIG BUCKS!!!! $$Cha-Ching$$ |
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| What year did the Somoan Islands attempt to become a protectorate of the US? |
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| This is the reason that Somoan Islands and other Islands near them are not part or protectorates of the US:? |
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| Congress felt that this was an act of IMPERIALISM and refused to pass the vote. |
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In exchange for protecting the Somoan Islands, the US got this:?
(This was the agreement made between US and the Somoan Islands in 1878.) |
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| The Somoan Islands ports. |
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| This was the other group of Islands that was a popular spot for money-filled sailors:? |
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| What years did misionaries begin to create settlements in HAWAII? |
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| What 2 things did the Missionaries do in HAWAII? |
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1.Bought land from Hawaiians
2.Spreaded Christianity |
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| US traded NO TAXES ON SUGAR for this:? |
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| This is the year that the SUGAR act was cancelled:? |
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| What happened in year 1891 in HAWAII? |
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| They got a new Queen: Queen Lilioukilani. |
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| Was president Cleveland for or against the situation in HAWAII near the BEGINNING of his 2ND TERM? |
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| American Sugar growers were not obeying CLEVELAND and did what? |
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| Set up their own republic. |
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