High Impact Vocab Review - Imperialism

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What is the policy of extending a nation’s rule over other countries and people?

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Imperialism

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What is the belief that American expansion was both justified and inevitable?

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Manifest Destiny

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What was a significant influence on the expansion of U.S. imperialism?

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Need for new markets

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Which policy, established in 1823, stated that any European intervention in the Americas would be seen as an act of aggression by the U.S.?

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Monroe Doctrine

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Which term refers to the substances obtained from nature that are used in production processes and were responsible, in part, for the U.S. decision to engage in imperialistic pursuits?

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Natural Resources

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What was the primary outcome of Teddy Roosevelt's Roosevelt Corollary?

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Expansion of the Monroe Doctrine

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What was the treaty, negotiated by Theodore Roosevelt, that ended the Russo-Japanese War?

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Treaty of Portsmouth

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What was the leaked letter from Spanish ambassador to the U.S. that caused a public outcry and was a triggering event for the Spanish-American War?

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De Lôme Letter

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What was the nickname for the United States Navy fleet sent by President T. Roosevelt to tour the world and demonstrate US naval power?

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Great White Fleet

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What was the war to liberate Cuba from Spanish control?

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Spanish-American War