History Flashcard

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The “mixed lot of men” Colonel Roosevelt refers to in this statement were: Buffalo Soldiers and Rough Riders, the Texas Rangers, Cuban Revolutionaries, the Fighting 24th Infantry Regiment.

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Buffalo Soldiers and Rough Riders.

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How did the Boxer Rebellion increase support for the Open Door Policy?

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Westerners realized that they could more effectively exploit China if they stuck together.

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A 1917 law gave Puerto Ricans

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U.S. citizenship.

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The Roosevelt Corollary asserts that the United States has the right to

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involve itself in the domestic affairs of Latin American countries.

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What is one reason that the Platt Amendment was significant?

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It led to the establishment of the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay.

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In the late 1800s, what motivated the United States to claim territories abroad?

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The United States was eager to find new markets and military advantages.

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Two popular ideologies contributed to imperialism: a sense of nationalism and

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a feeling of cultural superiority.

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Which statement best describes the policy of Dollar Diplomacy during the age of Imperialism? Options: The use of financial means to give the U.S. reason to intervene in the affairs of Latin American nations., Supported isolationism for the U.S., The use of military would be the first choice for U.S. intervention in Latin American., All of the above.

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The use of financial means to give the U.S. reason to intervene in the affairs of Latin American nations.

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In the late 1800s, American expansionists were interested in Hawaii as a potential

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coaling station and naval base.

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The U.S. became a world power as a result of: The Spanish – American War/Imperialism, The Revolutionary War/Manifest Destiny, Civil War/Reconstruction, World War I/Progressivism

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The Spanish – American War/Imperialism