Ch. 14-1 The Imperialist Vision Review

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Imperialism is __________.

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when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation

Front

Alfred T. Mahan argued:

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to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power.

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Social Darwinism:

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was used to argue some races and nations are naturally superior to others

Front

The historian __________________ argued that English-speaking nations had superior character, ideas, and systems of government.

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John Fiske

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Which of the following stimulated US imperialism? Need for a new source of cheap labor, Desire to expand slavery, Desire to curb big business, A belief in the cultural superiority of the Anglo-Saxon Culture

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A belief in the cultural superiority of the Anglo-Saxon Culture

Front

What idea or belief states that Americans have a God-given right to expand west?

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Manifest Destiny

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All of the following factors fueled American expansion in the late 1800’s except: American desires for new raw materials, American desires for cheaper labor, American desires for new markets for products, American desires for military domination.

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American desires for cheaper labor

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What is Anglo-Saxonism?

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Belief that English speaking nations were superior

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Henry Cabot Lodge pushed for the construction of 

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a new navy

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Which of the following was a reason for the United States to become more active in international affairs? Options: the need to increase the national debt, to gain control of the Eastern Hemisphere, the need to find new markets, the desire to decrease trade

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the need to find new markets