Why did industrialized western nations take an interest in Africa, Asia, and Latin America?
They needed new customers, places to invest, & raw materials.
List the two popular ideologies that contributed to imperialism
Nationalism and Cultural superiority
Why were Americans interested in Hawaii in the late 1800s?
They were needed for coaling station and naval base.
What did European nations do that led Secretary of State John Hay to propose the Open Door Policy?
They carved China into Spheres of Influence.
Teddy Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating peace between what two nations?
Japan and Russia
What did Social Darwinism encourage people of industrialized nations to believe in?
They believed that they were superior to people who live in less developed countries.
What motivated the US to claim territories abroad?
The need for new markets and military advantages.
The Boxer Rebellion increased support for what policy realizing that China could be more effectively exploited?
The Open Door Policy
What US minister to Hawaii supported the planters who rebelled against the queen?
John L. Stevens
Which president of the US was responsible for the annexation of Hawaii?
William McKinley
King Kalakaua was forced to sign what document which gave Pearl Harbor to the US?
Bayonet Constitution
What prompted the Russo-Japanese War?
The desire for control over Manchuria and Korea.
How did the US gain trading rights in China?
They sent notes to European nations and Japan recommending that all nations have equal trading rights in China.
How did the US exert influence in Japan?
By displaying the impressive naval power of the US on 2 separate occasions, each 50 years apart.
Why did American leaders support the Open Door Policy to China?
The US wasn't able to get its own sphere of influence.
Define spheres of influence
An area where foreign countries control the trade or natural resources of another area or nation.
What group in China was responsible for the Boxer Rebellion?
Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists
What two groups began to settle in Hawaii in the 1820s?
Missionaries and Traders
Define imperialism
Involves the extension of a nation's power over other lands.
Who was responsible for purchasing Alaska and the Midway Islands?
William Seward
Which Hawaiian planned to restore the power of the Hawaiian monarchy?
Queen Liliuokalani
Secretary of State who proposed the Open Door Policy?
John Hay
What naval commander impressed the Japanese with a demonstration of naval strength?
Matthew Perry
Name the Spanish general who was sent to Cuba to put down the Cuban revolt and mistreated the civilians?
Valeriano Weyler
What event triggered a US declaration of war on Spain in 1891?
The sinking of the USS Maine.
Commodore George Dewey was quickly sent to which Spanish colony when the Spanish-American War broke out?
Philippines
After the Spanish-American War, a controversy arose over the annexation of which Spanish colony?
Philippines
How did Americans view the Cuban revolt against Spain?
Americans sympathized with Cuba.
Which newspaper owner refused to use any Spanish sources in order to show support for the Cubans against the Spanish?
William Hearst
Who were the Rough Riders?
A cavalry regiment organized by Theodore Roosevelt.
What two American groups opposed the annexation of the Philippines?
Anti-Imperialists League and Colored citizens of Boston
Who was Jose Marti?
A Cuban Poet who fought for Cuban independence.
Who helped the US fleet take on the Spanish forces in the Philippines?
Filipino Rebel Army
Americans were outraged by remarks about President McKinley in what letter?
De Lome Letter
Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
African American soldiers of the 9th & 10th Cavalry.
What was the Filipino response to US annexation of the Philippines?
War
Explain the Teller Amendment
The US would give governing of the Cuban island to its citizens once Cuba was freed from Spanish rule.
What comic strip in the newspaper led to the creation of yellow journalism?
Yellow Kid
List the four Spanish colonies that Spain lost as a result of the Spanish-American War?
Cuba, Guam, Philippines and Puerto Rico
What was America's battle cry to rally the US against Spain?
Remember the Maine
Who was William Randolph Hearst's biggest rival in the newspaper business?
Joseph Pulitzer
Which US commander won the battle of Manila Bay?
George Dewey
Who was the leader of the Filipino patriots fighting for independence?
Emilio Aguinaldo
Doctors Walter Reed and WIlliam Gorgas made efforts to eliminate what from Havana Cuba?
Yellow fever
US supported Panamanian revolutionaries in their fight for independence from which Latin American nation?
Columbia
What was Teddy Roosevelt's new policy called which was added to the Monroe Doctrine?
Platt Amendment
Who coordinated construction of the Panama Canal, and housing and other facilities for workers?
John Stevens
What were the terms of the Platt Amendment added onto the Cuban constitution?
Limited Cuba's ability to sign treaties with other nations. It gave the US the right to intervene in Cuban affairs. Required Cuba to sell or lease land to the US for naval and coaling stations
What was the name of the US naval base established in Cuba?
Guantanamo Bay
Why did the US renew its commitment to the Monroe Doctrine after the Spanish-American War?
The US feared that other imperialist nations might try to take control of Cuba or undercut American business interests there.
Which president was responsible for the following policies
Dollar Diplomacy: William Taft.
Moral Diplomacy: Woodrow Wilson
What was the purpose of building the Panama Canal?
To make a faster way to move between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans without having to travel all the way around South America.
What did a 1917 law give to Puerto Ricans in relation to the US?
US Citizenship
Define protectorate
A country under the control and protection of another country.
Explain Dollar Diplomacy
A policy of promoting American economic interests in other countries and using that economic power to achieve American policy goals.
What doctor improved sanitation and health during construction of the Panama Canal?
William Gorgas
Which country endured violent revolutions between 1910 and 1920?
Mexico
Which Mexican leader led the first invasion of the US since the War of 1812?
Francisco Villa
What demand did US Admiral Henry Mayo have on Mexico after the Tampico incident?
He demanded more than a formal apology from the Mexican government. He also insisted that mexicans give American flag a 21-gun salute within 24 hours.
What three countries, known as the "ABC Powers", kept the US and Mexico from going into war after the Battle of Veracruz?
Argentina, Brazil and Chile
President Wilson sent troops into Mexico to arrest which Mexican rebel leader?
Pancho Villa
Fighting continued in Mexico until 1920 despite having adopted what document?
Mexican Constitution
What dictator brought order to Mexico and helped modernize the country?
Porforio Diaz
Who was the leader of the Mexican Revolution that was supported by Woodrow Wilson?
Venustiano Carranza
Why did industrialized western nations take an interest in Africa, Asia, and Latin America?
They needed new customers, places to invest, & raw materials.
List the two popular ideologies that contributed to imperialism
Nationalism and Cultural superiority
Why were Americans interested in Hawaii in the late 1800s?
They were needed for coaling station and naval base.
What did European nations do that led Secretary of State John Hay to propose the Open Door Policy?
They carved China into Spheres of Influence.
Teddy Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating peace between what two nations?
Japan and Russia
What did Social Darwinism encourage people of industrialized nations to believe in?
They believed that they were superior to people who live in less developed countries.
What motivated the US to claim territories abroad?
The need for new markets and military advantages.
The Boxer Rebellion increased support for what policy realizing that China could be more effectively exploited?
The Open Door Policy
What US minister to Hawaii supported the planters who rebelled against the queen?
John L. Stevens
Which president of the US was responsible for the annexation of Hawaii?
William McKinley
King Kalakaua was forced to sign what document which gave Pearl Harbor to the US?
Bayonet Constitution
What prompted the Russo-Japanese War?
The desire for control over Manchuria and Korea.
How did the US gain trading rights in China?
They sent notes to European nations and Japan recommending that all nations have equal trading rights in China.
How did the US exert influence in Japan?
By displaying the impressive naval power of the US on 2 separate occasions, each 50 years apart.
Why did American leaders support the Open Door Policy to China?
The US wasn't able to get its own sphere of influence.
Define spheres of influence
An area where foreign countries control the trade or natural resources of another area or nation.
What group in China was responsible for the Boxer Rebellion?
Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists
What two groups began to settle in Hawaii in the 1820s?
Missionaries and Traders
Define imperialism
Involves the extension of a nation's power over other lands.
Who was responsible for purchasing Alaska and the Midway Islands?
William Seward
Which Hawaiian planned to restore the power of the Hawaiian monarchy?
Queen Liliuokalani
Secretary of State who proposed the Open Door Policy?
John Hay
What naval commander impressed the Japanese with a demonstration of naval strength?
Matthew Perry
Name the Spanish general who was sent to Cuba to put down the Cuban revolt and mistreated the civilians?
Valeriano Weyler
What event triggered a US declaration of war on Spain in 1891?
The sinking of the USS Maine.
Commodore George Dewey was quickly sent to which Spanish colony when the Spanish-American War broke out?
Philippines
After the Spanish-American War, a controversy arose over the annexation of which Spanish colony?
Philippines
How did Americans view the Cuban revolt against Spain?
Americans sympathized with Cuba.
Which newspaper owner refused to use any Spanish sources in order to show support for the Cubans against the Spanish?
William Hearst
Who were the Rough Riders?
A cavalry regiment organized by Theodore Roosevelt.
What two American groups opposed the annexation of the Philippines?
Anti-Imperialists League and Colored citizens of Boston
Who was Jose Marti?
A Cuban Poet who fought for Cuban independence.
Who helped the US fleet take on the Spanish forces in the Philippines?
Filipino Rebel Army
Americans were outraged by remarks about President McKinley in what letter?
De Lome Letter
Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
African American soldiers of the 9th & 10th Cavalry.
What was the Filipino response to US annexation of the Philippines?
War
Explain the Teller Amendment
The US would give governing of the Cuban island to its citizens once Cuba was freed from Spanish rule.
What comic strip in the newspaper led to the creation of yellow journalism?
Yellow Kid
List the four Spanish colonies that Spain lost as a result of the Spanish-American War?
Cuba, Guam, Philippines and Puerto Rico
What was America's battle cry to rally the US against Spain?
Remember the Maine
Who was William Randolph Hearst's biggest rival in the newspaper business?
Joseph Pulitzer
Which US commander won the battle of Manila Bay?
George Dewey
Who was the leader of the Filipino patriots fighting for independence?
Emilio Aguinaldo
Doctors Walter Reed and WIlliam Gorgas made efforts to eliminate what from Havana Cuba?
Yellow fever
US supported Panamanian revolutionaries in their fight for independence from which Latin American nation?
Columbia
What was Teddy Roosevelt's new policy called which was added to the Monroe Doctrine?
Platt Amendment
Who coordinated construction of the Panama Canal, and housing and other facilities for workers?
John Stevens
What were the terms of the Platt Amendment added onto the Cuban constitution?
Limited Cuba's ability to sign treaties with other nations. It gave the US the right to intervene in Cuban affairs. Required Cuba to sell or lease land to the US for naval and coaling stations
What was the name of the US naval base established in Cuba?
Guantanamo Bay
Why did the US renew its commitment to the Monroe Doctrine after the Spanish-American War?
The US feared that other imperialist nations might try to take control of Cuba or undercut American business interests there.
Which president was responsible for the following policies
Dollar Diplomacy: William Taft.
Moral Diplomacy: Woodrow Wilson
What was the purpose of building the Panama Canal?
To make a faster way to move between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans without having to travel all the way around South America.
What did a 1917 law give to Puerto Ricans in relation to the US?
US Citizenship
Define protectorate
A country under the control and protection of another country.
Explain Dollar Diplomacy
A policy of promoting American economic interests in other countries and using that economic power to achieve American policy goals.
What doctor improved sanitation and health during construction of the Panama Canal?
William Gorgas
Which country endured violent revolutions between 1910 and 1920?
Mexico
Which Mexican leader led the first invasion of the US since the War of 1812?
Francisco Villa
What demand did US Admiral Henry Mayo have on Mexico after the Tampico incident?
He demanded more than a formal apology from the Mexican government. He also insisted that mexicans give American flag a 21-gun salute within 24 hours.
What three countries, known as the "ABC Powers", kept the US and Mexico from going into war after the Battle of Veracruz?
Argentina, Brazil and Chile
President Wilson sent troops into Mexico to arrest which Mexican rebel leader?
Pancho Villa
Fighting continued in Mexico until 1920 despite having adopted what document?
Mexican Constitution
What dictator brought order to Mexico and helped modernize the country?
Porforio Diaz
Who was the leader of the Mexican Revolution that was supported by Woodrow Wilson?
Venustiano Carranza