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American Imperialism

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#1 What was the shortest American War?

The Spanish-American War

#2 What was the most inexpensive American war?

The Spanish-American War

#3 What country had been exploiting Cuba?

Spain

#4 What was the major cause of American deaths in the Spanish-American War?

disease (Yellow Fever)

#5 Who blew up the USS Maine?

We don't know. Possibly Spain, most likely Cuban revolutionaries/terrorists

#6 What battle had no American deaths from combat? (One died from heat stroke.)

The Battle of Manila Bay

#7 What branch of the military proved itself most valuable in the Spanish-American War?

navy

#8 What were 3 influences in bringing America into the Spanish-American War?

Cuban revolutionaries, the De Lome Letter, the USS Maine explosion, yellow journalism

#9 By how many Senate votes was the Treaty of Paris approved?

by only 2

#10 Roosevelt's secretary of state who helped him set his foreign policy

John Hay

#11 army doctor who proved that mosquitoes carry Yellow Fever

Walter Reed

#12 drained Cuba's swamps to fight Yellow Fever

William Gorgas

#13 led the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill

Theodore Roosevelt

#14 fought for independence of the Philippines

Emilio Aguinaldo

#15 policy that said all of China would equally open to all nations

Open Door Policy

#16 What is imperialism?

extending your country's way of life to other peoples, acquiring foreign lands to benefit a mother country