Major #1: America As a World Power

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What place is Queen Liliuokalani most closely associated with?

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Hawaii

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Printing sensational, often exagerated news stories in order to attract more readers and sell more papers.

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yellow journalism

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The practice of gaining power by taking over foreign countries and ruling them.

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imperialism

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Why did the U.S. support Panama in gaining independence from Columbia?

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Panama agreed to let the U.S. build a canal through the country.

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President Roosevelt called it the "greatest engineering feat of the ages." What was he speaking about?

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The completion of the Panama Canal.

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Why was the Panama Canal so important?

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Connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean cut the time needed to transport goods and increased U.S. power.

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What caused several fast spreading diseases to spread while the Panama Canal was being built?

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Mosquitoes

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building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations

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imperialism

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areas where foreign nations control resources

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spheres of influence

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all nations should have equal access to trade in China

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Open Door Policy