Unit 6 DBQ Flashcards
1
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4 Reasons for becoming an empire:
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- Economic
- Competition
- Social Darwinism
- Military Bases
2
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Yellow Journalism
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When newspapers exaggerate to sell papers, had accounts of Spanish soldiers raping Cuban women and killing their babies
3
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What ultimately led to war with Spain
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- US Maine blows up, blamed on the Spanish
- “Remember the Maine, to hell with Spain”
4
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What did Teddy Roosevelt do in the Spanish War
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- Sent troops to the Philippines and acquired it as a territory
- Leads an army to victory and wins control over Cuba
- Becomes a national hero
5
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What territories does the US have after the Spanish-American war
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Puerto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii, Guam, Phillippines
6
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Platt Amendment
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- Made for Cuba after they acquired it
- “freed” them, but not really
- Said that all treaties with Cuba had to be approved by the United States
Claimed Guantanamo Bay as their own
7
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McKinley Tariff
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Tariff on sugar from Hawaii, made the Americans who lived there overthrow the government and ask to be annexed
8
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Filipino Inssurection
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- Happened after the US declared the Philippines a territory
- 200,000-400,000 Filipinos dead
9
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Insular Cases
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- “Does people in territories have constitutional rights”
- Courts said no, they were to be treated like Native Americans
10
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Anti-Imperialist League
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- Thought America was being hypocritical
- Made a big ruckus, but didn’t change anything
- Included Andrew Carnegie, Mark Twain, and Henry Ford
11
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Open Door
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- US had a navy base in the Philippines
- Established an “open door” policy in China, and opened trade to all countries equally
12
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Teddy Roosevelt goal as president
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Continue American imperalism
13
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Panama Canal
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- Cut down time from getting from Atlantic to Pacific
- Panama belonged to Columbia and they wouldn’t give America Panama
- America helped Panama revolt so that it was a new republic
- America paid Panama to build the canal
14
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Colloary
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- “Intervention to prevent intervention”
- If the Americans fear Europe will invade a country, America will invade it first
15
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Japan Russia War
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Teddy Roosevelt is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for ending it in New Hampshire
