APUSH 20

Which country was imperializing Cuba before the US took it over? Options: France, Spain, Colombia, Mexico

Emilio Aguinaldo fought for independence in which country that America imperialized?

This type of foreign policy encourages stronger nations to extend their influence over weaker ones.

President William McKinley's belief that Cuba deserved to be free and independent from Spain led to which event?

The USS Main exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.

How did the U.S. acquire the Philippines and Guam?

Which of the following was a contributing factor to U.S expansion in the Pacific?
Options:
the belief that Americans had much to learn from the indigenous cultures of the Pacific islands,
the idea that the U.S. had an obligation to increase the material standard of living in undeveloped areas,
the goal to subjugate all of Asia and establish a U.S.-controlled global empire,
the idea that the U.S. had a mission to foster democracy and Protestant Christian civilization

Alfred Thayer Mahan suggested that the key to U.S. prosperity is: to seek overseas markets for its domestic products.

Which of the following was a direct effect of American expansion into the Pacific? Options: the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act and an increase in anti-Asian prejudice, the conflict with Russia over the purchase of Alaska, the acquisition of territories—not future states—with inhabitants who were not U.S. citizens, but “subjects”, the initiation of “yellow journalism” and the rise of mass-circulation newspapers

Which of the following statements BEST defines the Open Door Policy? Options: The US would encourage greater immigration from Europe and Asia., The US would seek spheres of influence in China., Japan would not be permitted to trade in China., All nations should have equal trading right in China., All nations should have equal trading rights world-wide.