US Imperialism Test - Exam Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The ablest and most effective supporter of imperialism was | Alfred Thayer Mahan |
| In 1900, the nation that had the third largest naval force was the | United States |
| The United States aquired the Hawaiian Islands as a result of all the following factors except | President cleveland sent marines to ensure that nothing stopped annexation from taking place |
| The United States took control of part of the Samoan islands after a long dispute with | Great Britain and Germany |
| The U.S. president who asked for a delaration of war against Spain in 1898 was | William McKinley |
| The U.S war effort in Cuba suffered from all of the following problems ecept | lack of popular support |
| During the fighting of the Spanish-American War | more american fighting men died of disease than were killed in action |
| The first major victory for the United States in the Spanish-American War occured | near Santiago, Cuba |
| Americans won the struggle for Cuba during the Spanish-American War because | The spanish forces quit after putting up a stiff but brief fight |
| the Rough Riders were | involved in bold, reckless chargins during the fighting in Cuba |
| William Jennings Bryan wanted the US Senate to ratify the peace treaty with Spain because | the aquisition of sugar plantations would bolster the US economy |
| The the decade following its victory in the Spanish-American War, the United States gave partial independance to | the Philippines |
| In territories with large land areas that the United States acquired in the late 1800's, the federal government | slowly gave the inhabitants most of the rights of citizenship and complete control of their local affairs |
| The Platt Amendment, incorporated into the Cuban constitution, gave Cuba | nominal political independance |
| In the Philippine War of 1898 to 1902, the United States | with great difficulty suppressed a full-scale revold that the majority of the Filipino people supported |
| the Philippine War of 1898 to 1902 saw the United States | achieve victory after capturing the enemy leader |
| Most of the territoy that the United States acquired in the 1890's was in the | Pacific Ocean |
| The Boxer Rebellion of 1900 came to an end when | a multinational armed force rescued the foreign diplomats traped in Peking by the Boxers |
| After the end of the Spanish-Aerican War, The united States changes its military system by | creating a general staff to act as advisors to the secretary of was |
| the newspapers of Pulitizer and Hearst in the 1890's | used their own pool of reporters as-well-as well known authors of the day; created sensationalist reports often called "yellow journalism"; sometimes not only reported the news, but created the situations for their stories; were excluded from schools, libraries, and clubs |
| Wrote the "Influence of Sea Power upon History" | Alfred Thayer Mahan |
| What are three key themes used by advocates of the Manifest Destiny | virtue, mission, & destiny |
| What is Puerto Rico's current political standing | territory |
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