Chapter 27: Empire & Expansion Flashcards
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373323640 | Alfred Thayer Mahan promoted Amerian overseas expansion by... | arguing that domination of the seas through naval power was the key to world domination | |
373323641 | Which of the following was not among the factors propelling America toward overseas expansion? | the need to find new African and Asian sources of raw materials for American industry | |
373323642 | President Grover Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii because... | white planters had illegally overthrown Queen Liliuokalani against the wishes of most native Hawaiians | |
373323643 | even before the sinking of the Maine, the American public's indignation at Spain had been whipped into a frenzy by... | William Randolph Hearst's sensational newspaper accounts of Spanish atrocities in Cuba | |
373323644 | Emilio Aguinaldo was... | the leader of Filipino insurgents against Spanish rule | |
373323645 | colonial territories that the U.S. acquired in the Spanish-American War... | Puerto Rico, Philippines, Guam | |
373323646 | Pro-imperialist Americans argued that the Philippines should be seized because of... | patriotism, religion, and economic opportunities | |
373323647 | the most immediate consequence of American acquisition of the Philippines was... | a guerrilla war between the U.S. and Filipino rebels | |
373323648 | Roosevelt overcame Colombia's refusal to approve a canal treaty y... | encouraging Panamanian rebels to revolt and declare independence from Colombia | |
373323649 | Theodore Roosevelt's slogan that stated his essential foreign policy principle was... | "speak softly and carry a big stick" | |
373323650 | Alfred Thayer Mahan | American naval officer who wrote influential books emphasizing sea power and advocating a big navy | |
373323651 | Queen Liliuokalani | Native Hawaiian ruler overthrown in a revolution led by white planters and aided by U.S. troops | |
373323652 | William R. Hearst | vigorous promoter of sensationalistic anti-Spansih propaganda and eager advocate of imperialistic war | |
373323653 | George E. Dewey | naval commander whose spectacular May Day victory in 1898 opened the doors to American imperialism in Asia | |
373323654 | Theodore Roosevelt | imperialist advocate, aggressive assistant navy secretary, Rough Rider | |
373323655 | Economic expansion, the yellow press, and competition with other powers | turned America away from isolationism and toward international involvements in the 1890's | |
373323656 | the Cuban revolt against Spain | aroused strong sympathy from most Americans | |
373323657 | the Maine explosion | created an emotional and irresistible public demand for war with Spain | |
373323658 | the Spanish-American War | enhanced American national pride and made the United States an international power in East Asia |