3.2 Knowledge Check - Imperial Tensions

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Why did labor leader Samuel Gompers speak out against American imperialism?

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He believed that cheap overseas labor would drive down American wages.

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As a result of the Spanish-American War, Cuba...?

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received limited independence.

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Believers in the concept of Manifest Destiny contributed to pro-imperialist opinion in the United States by asserting that

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the United States was meant to expand beyond its current borders.

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The Open Door Policy allowed...?

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any country to trade within China.

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Yellow journalism contributed to the growth of American imperialism by printing stories that sensationalized Spanish policies in Cuba.

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sensationalized Spanish policies in Cuba.

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Why did Emilio Aguinaldo lead a rebellion in the Philippines in 1899?

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He wanted the Philippines to be independent from the United States.

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Why did the United States annex Hawaii? Options: to access the northern rim of the Pacific, to facilitate open trade with Japan, to provide economic benefits to American planters, to support a rebellion against Hawaiian imperial powers

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to provide economic benefits to American planters

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The reaction to large-scale foreign involvement in China led to...?

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the Boxer Rebellion.

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What is one reason the United States was motivated to become involved in Central and South America?

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to ensure that European countries could not intervene there

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Americans who advocated for Anglo-Saxonism believed...?

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that English-speaking nations had superior governments and cultures.