Age of Imperialism

Question 1

Antebellum Foreign Policy

Answer 1

1. Isolation from Europe

2. Uphold the Monroe Doctrine

Question 2

Post-War Foreign Policy

Answer 2

1. Uphold the Monroe Doctrine

2. Imperialism- creating an empire

Question 3

5 factors that will influence imperialism

Answer 3

1. Economics
2. Religion
3. Social Darwinism
4. Yellow Press
5. Book written by Cpt. Alfred Mayhan- The Influence of the Sea Power upon History

Question 4

Owned 2 largest newspapers in U.S.

Answer 4

William Randolph Hearst

Joseph Pulitzer

Question 5

What was the Merchant Marine?

Answer 5

merchant ships that protected from pirates

Question 6

1st Possession in 1867

Answer 6

Alaska from Russia

Question 7

2nd Possession

Answer 7

Hawaii

Question 8

Hawaii

Answer 8

• McKinley tariff places a high tariff on sugar
• Queen Liliuokalani promised to impose a new constitution on hawaii but the missionary boys overthrow the government and force the queen to resign. Declared the Republic of Hawaii.
• McKinley annexes Hawaii and it becomes a state

Question 9

Samoa

Answer 9

U.S. and Germany both want the Harbor of PagoPago. Hurricane destroys both armies and the U.S. and Germany divide the Samoan Islands

Question 10

Pan-American Conference

Answer 10

Trade, The U.S. wants to become the #1 trading partner with all the nations, the accomplishment: reduce tariffs

Question 11

Chile

Answer 11

American sailors killed, and Americans demand revenge. Chile would agree to pay back Americans. Bad feelings

Question 12

Venezuela

Answer 12

boundary dispute between Venezuela and British Giuana. Gold discovered on the border. British Giuana end up with the Gold claim

Question 13

Why did Great Britain try to improve relations between them and the U.S?

Answer 13

Because they believe that the next war will be against Germany

Question 14

Spanish- American War

Answer 14

Cuba and U.S.

Question 15

Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act

Answer 15

placed a high tariff on imported sugar

result: Cuba was devastated (leads to rebellion)

Question 16

The Teller Amendment

Answer 16

1. Cuba must be independent
2. give President military force to make Cuba an independent nation
3. U.S. promises not to annex Cuba

Question 17

War in Cuba

Answer 17

American Commander: William Shafter

1st war the U.S. fought since Civil War

Question 18

1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalery

Answer 18

Commanded by: Col. Leonard Wood and Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt
Known as the “Rough Riders”

Question 19

Battle of El Caney

Answer 19

• Battle of San Juan Hill

- Battle of Kettle Hill

Question 20

Victor of Spanish- American War

Answer 20

American- the army now controls the high ground of Santiago

Question 21

Treaty of Paris 1898

Answer 21

1. Spain surrenders Cuba

2. U.S. receives the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam- in return we give Spain $20million

Question 22

Positive Results of the Spanish-Ameican War

Answer 22

1. Helped to heal wounds between the North and the South
2. Found a cure of Yellow Fever
3. U.S. becomes a world power in the far east

Question 23

Problems (negatives) of the War

Answer 23

1. Our new colonies are poor
2. Controversy over acquiring territoires
3. Cuba (U.S. dealing with Cuba)
4. Philippines begin to fight against the Americans

Question 24

Insular Cases

Answer 24

Supreme ct. says the constitution doesn’t apply to the new colonies

Question 25

Platt Amendment

Answer 25

1. Cuba could not impair its independence by treaty or debt 2. Gave U.S. the authority to intervene and restore order in Cuba 3. Cubans had to provide military bases for the U.S.

Question 26

Military Governor of the Philippines

Answer 26

William Taft

Question 27

Philippine Government Act

Answer 27

Philippines are now an organized territory (citizens)

Question 28

Hauge Conference

Answer 28

reduce the size of the military- reduce the chances of going to war 1. codified International Law 2. est. a permanent court of Arbitration

Question 29

China (trade)

Answer 29

U.S. fears that they will be excluded from the China Trade

Question 30

Open Door policy in China

Answer 30

John Hay no nation would be excluded from the China trade and Chinas independence would be guaranteed. no nation acknowledged this policy

Question 31

Boxer Rebellion in China

Answer 31

Boxers (chinese men) desire to drive out foreigners. they take the city and surround the foreign quarter. rescue force rescue the foreigners before the Boxers kill them

Question 32

The Boxer Protocol

Answer 32

the chinese has to pay the nations $333 million, Europeans were allowed to maintain military forces in the capital.