Progressive/Imperialism

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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

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"Remember the Maine" is a memorable slogan and rallying cry in American History. The slogan symbolizes the onset of which of the following wars?

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The Spanish American War

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Following the defeat of Spain in the Spanish-American War, the United States assumed political control over which country with the passage of the Platt Amendment? Options: Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Cuba, Hawaii

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Cuba

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The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a turning point in United States foreign policy because the United States....

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emerged as a major world power

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Economic motives for imperialism include _________.

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a need for raw materials to be used in factories

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Which is NOT a territory taken over by the US? Hawaii, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Japan

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Japan

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The belief that it was the job of the US and other European powers to "civilize the savages," is known also by what phrase?

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The White Man's Burden

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Which of the following would NOT be an argument used by an anti-imperialist?
- Imperialism over-extends countries so they can't take care of their own people.
- Imperialism is expensive- running foreign governments and providing armies.
- Imperialism takes away a people's rights to self government.
- Imperialism is necessary to spread democracy.

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Imperialism is necessary to spread democracy.

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President Theodore Roosevelt's program of progressive reforms designed to protect the common people against big business

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Square Deal

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Amendment giving women the right to vote

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Nineteenth