Chapter Ten

Question 1

What is imperialism

Answer 1

The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories

Question 2

Causes of American imperialism

Answer 2

Desire for military strength
Thirst for new markets
Belief in cultural superiority

Question 3

Desire for military strength example

Answer 3

Building us navy to acquire Hawaii and other pacific islands
Great Britain
Built Pearl Harbor in Caribbean

Question 4

Thirst for new markets examples

Answer 4

Veiwed foreign trade as a solution
Alaska for lumber and oil
Hawaii for sugar

Question 5

Belief in cultural superiority examples

Answer 5

Social Darwinism
Manifest destiny
Took over Hawaii

Question 6

Territories involved in Spanish American war

Answer 6

Santiago Cuba
Manila philippines
Caribbean

Question 7

Diplomacy

Answer 7

Our behavior and attitude for foreign powers

Question 8

What was roosevelts diplomacy

Answer 8

Big stick

Talking and trying to work it out

Question 9

What did Roosevelt do with the Russia and Japan

Answer 9

Mediated peace, won Nobel peace prize

Question 10

What did Roosevelt do with the panama and Columbia

Answer 10

Columbia wouldn’t give permission to panama for us, so panama declared independence supported by us, then gave us panamal canal

Question 11

What happened with Nicaragua Taft

Answer 11

Americans loaned money to N to pay debts, in return bankers gain right to collect money, rail roads, and national bank. N citizens revolt, marines put then down

Question 12

Wilson diplomacy

Answer 12

Dollar diplomacy

Helping people with dictators,

Question 13

Wilsons Feelings toward Diaz

Answer 13

Friend, has foreign investments with us

Question 14

Wilsons Feelings toward huerta

Answer 14

Refused to recognize as gov, called them butchers, watchful waiting

Question 15

Wilsons Feelings toward carranza

Answer 15

Recognized as a giv

Question 16

Wilsons Feelings toward Pinchot villa

Answer 16

Friends
Villa mad at us for carranza, threaten us and kill people, us sends forces to Mexico border and refuses to take them back

Question 17

Causes of Spanish American war

Answer 17

Jose matti starts revolution for cuba 
American newspapers had yellow journalism
NY publishes president as weak
USS marine explodes 
This means war on Spain

Question 18

Effects of Spanish American war

Answer 18

America gains Guam
Puerto Rico
Philippines

Question 19

What concerns did America have about the war after

Answer 19

Treaty violated Declaration of Independence
Should settle problems at home first
Philippine immigrants would compete for American jobs

Question 20

Yellow journalism

Answer 20

Exaggerated news to lure and enrage readers

Question 21

Goal of open door policy

Answer 21

Nations share trading with US creating open door policy

No single nation would have a monopoly on trade with any part of china