U.S. History - Imperialism

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In the late 1800s, some Americans supported overseas expansion because it would provide: new sources of raw materials, new markets for manufactured goods, opportunities for American planters.

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all of the above

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Queen Liliuokalani had to give up her throne after

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the United States sent in marines

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The United States proposed the Open Door Policy to protect

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its own trading interests in China

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All of the following were causes of the Spanish-American War EXCEPT: newspaper stories about Spanish cruelty to Cubans, the destruction of the battleship Maine, the Boxer Rebellion, concern about American investment in Cuba.

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the Boxer Rebellion

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As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States gained: Guam, Puerto Rico, The Philippines, or All of the above?

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All of the above

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Building the Panama Canal was difficult because of: a lack of workers, a lack of equipment, disease-carrying mosquitoes, all of the above

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all of the above

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The Roosevelt Corollary expanded the Monroe Doctrine by claiming that the United States had the right to

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use international police power in Latin America

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Spheres of influences were

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areas where nations had special trading privileges

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"Remember the Maine" was used to rally American support for the war against

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Spain

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A major problem in building the Panama Canal was

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disease