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Ch.18 Imperialism

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#21 What did the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty do?

gave the Panama Canal to the U.S.

Which president's foreign policy was based on money?

William Taft

#19 country that Panama gained independence from

Columbia

#27 What uprising tried to get rid of all foreigners in China?

Boxer Rebellion

#32 American evangelist who encouraged students to become missionaries in the late 1800s

Dwight L. Moody

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

John Hay

#3 What country had been exploiting Cuba?

Spain

#17 What are 3 goals of imperialism?

prestige, military power, wealth, humanitarian aid, a "civilizing mission"

#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

#28 Which president based his foreign policy on morals and peaceful negotiations?

Woodrow Wilson

#25 Who wrote the letter that roasted William McKinley?

Dupuy de Lome

#13 led the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill

Theodore Roosevelt

#20 President during the building of the Panama Canal

Theodore Roosevelt

#29 What was added to the Monroe Doctrine that said the U.S. was the "police power" of the Americas?

Roosevelt Corollary

#5 Who blew up the USS Maine?

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

#12 drained Cuba's swamps to fight Yellow Fever

William Gorgas

promised that Cuba would not be added to American territory

Teller Amendment

#18 Asian country that began to build its own empire in the late 1800s and early 1900s

Japan

#31 land where Queen Liliuokalani was kicked out of power so that the U.S. could annex it

Hawaii

American naval base in Cuba

Guantanamo Bay

#30 Which president was roasted by the De Lome Letter?

William McKinley

#26 What territory became a commonwealth of the United States in 1952?

PUERTO RICO!!!

#16 What is imperialism?

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

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

disease (Yellow Fever)

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

The Battle of Manila Bay

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

by only 2

#1 What was the shortest American War?

The Spanish-American War

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

navy

#24 What two acquisitions showed America's first ventures into imperialism?

Alaska and Midway Island

#22 What country was starting to be divided into "spheres of influence" in the late 1800s?

China

#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

#23 After the Spanish-American War, the U.S. had to fight against rebellion in what newly acquired territory?

the Philippines

#11 army doctor who proved that mosquitoes carry Yellow Fever

Walter Reed

attack on the Spanish fleet in the Philippines, led by George Dewey

Battle of Manila Bay

#2 What was the most inexpensive American war?

The Spanish-American War