IMPERIALISM: US Becomes a World Power

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What was the phrase Roosevelt found to describe his method of accomplishing
goals?

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speak softly and carry a big stick

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The explosion of the USS Maine

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rallied Americans against Spain

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Yellow Journalists were:

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newspaper reporters and illustrators who exaggerated stories in order to sell newspapers and fuel a war with Spain

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Roosevelt Corollary is also known as

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Big Stick Policy

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Imperialism is:

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system of building an empire by conquering other nations

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Why did American want to build the Panama Canal?

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Trading and Military Purposes

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When a strong country takes over a weaker country for economic, social or political reasons it is called

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imperialism

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Which place did the US not acquire as a result of the treaty that ended the Spanish American War? Options: Hawaii, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam

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Hawaii

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Why did many people laugh when William Seward purchased Alaska?

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Alaska was an icy barren place.

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What was one obstacle that workers ran into while building the Panama Canal?

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Diseases such as malaria and yellow fever