Chapter 18 test Imperialism

What happened within a year of United States Navy Commodore Matthew Perry's arrival in Tokyo Bay in 1853?

Perry negotiated a treaty that opened trade to the United States

Hawaii was annexed in

1898, during the Spanish-American War

Why did United States Navy Commodore George Dewey lead an attack on ships in the Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War?

Manila Bay was ruled by Spain, and the ships belonged to the Spanish

The "Rough Riders" were?

a volunteer cavalry unit in the Spanish-American War

When did the United States grant independence to the Philippines?

in 1946, when the islands were liberated from Japanese occupation during World War II

Unlike Britain, France, and Russia, the United States

wanted to keep trade in China open

The Platt Amendment

gave the United States the right to preserve order as needed in Cuba

President Roosevelt sent troops to support Panamanian rebel in the fight against Colombia so that

The United states could get the rights to build a canal in Panama at a lower price

In the beginning of the twentieth century, the United states had become

accustomed to military involvement overseas

This chart shows that President Roosevelt and Wilson

resorted frequently to the US troops in Latin America

An economy that is based on mining or producing raw materials to be used in foreign industries is called

an extractive economy

the United States wanted overseas territories because the territories had

customers who would by the US products

Why did journalists call the Alaska purchase of 867 "Seward's Folly"?

They wondered why the United States would want a vast tundra of snow and ice far from the continental borders

What new relationship with Hawaii did Congress approve in 1898?

annexation

Social Darwinism is the theory that

life consists of competitive struggles in which only the strong survive

the 1898 treaty of Paris dealt with which territory or territories?

Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and other former Spanish territories

The Teller Amendment stated that

the United States could not annex Cuba

Spain gave the United States full of control of the Philippines when

the United states paid $20 million, as set out in the treat of Paris

Emilio Aguinaldo was

a Filipino freedom fighter

Which presidential candidate ran on an anti-imperialist platform?

William Jennings Bryan

How did militarism contribute to increased imperialism?

A strong military spending increased demand for imported goods

Why might the closing of the frontier have encouraged American imperialism?

Discontented Americans sought a new territory in which to try their luck

What did Taft do to help restore order in the Philippines?

He censored the press

When Filipinos rebelled against US rule, the United States found itself

using some of the same tactics that the Spanish had used in Cuba

In 1916, Congress passed the Jones Act, which

promised that the Philippines would ultimately gain its independence

America's Open Door Policy in China was designed to

provide access to trade in China without controlling territory

Why did Theodore Roosevelt win the Nobel Peace Prize?

He helped negotiate an end to the Russ-Japanese War

How did the United States who its dominance over the Philippines?

through military action

What tactic did Filipino insurgents use to undermine American Power?

guerilla warfare

After the Spanish-American War, Cubans and Puerto Ricans

were partially restricted by the United States

Roosevelt's "big stick" diplomacy

depended on a strong military to achieve America's goals

How did the United States get access to the Canal Zone in Panama?

Panama negotiated with the United States to become an independent country

Moral Diplomacy" means that the US government should

favor honorable diplomacy but may still resort to military intervention

Who ran Mexico for decades as a dictator?

Porfirio Diaz

Which diplomatic style most promoted military action?

Big Stick

What was one result of "moral diplomacy"?

American imperialism and conquest decreased

Privileged access by Britain, France, Germany, and Russia to Chinese ports and markets

Spheres of influence

Governor of the Philippines who later became president of the United States

William Howard Taft

a Filipino nationalist who rebelled separately against Spain and the United States

Emilio Aguinaldo

President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy

big stick" diplomacy

The belief that life is a competitive struggle in which only the fittest survive

Social Darwinism

President Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy

moral diplomacy

effectively brought Cuba within the US sphere

the Platt Amendment

aggressive form of nationalism popularized by US press

jingoism

a policy in which strong nations control weaker countries or territories

imperialism

owner of New York Journal

William Randolph Hearst