American Imperialism (Part 1)

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During the late 1800s, the industrialized nations’ scramble for territorial control in Africa, Asia, and Latin America was called

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imperialism

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Which of the following is NOT a reason that the Western powers were interested in extending their power into foreign lands?
- They needed other nations to provide new customers for their goods and new places to invest their capital.
- They needed foreign territory so they could build naval bases in strategic places.
- They wanted to help less developed countries join the industrial age.
- They felt culturally superior.

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They wanted to help less developed countries join the industrial age.

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Which of the following facts about the United States in Hawaii is not true? Americans who invested in Hawaii’s sugar industry wanted to control the islands. Conflict between King Kalakaua and the United States increased when the United States refused to renew a sugar treaty unless King Kalakaua gave up the port of Pearl Harbor. Queen Liliuokalani conspired with Hawaii’s sugar producers to begin talks with U.S. officials about annexation. The Hawaiian League forced King Kalakaua to sign the bayonet constitution, which restricted the king’s power and deprived most Hawaiians of the right to vote.

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Queen Liliuokalani conspired with Hawaii’s sugar producers to begin talks with U.S. officials about annexation.

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Which president refused to use military support to help Queen Liliuokalani but also refused to support annexation?

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President Grover Cleveland

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A geographic area where an outside nation exerts special economic or political control is called a

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sphere of influence

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Which of the following countries was the last to secure a sphere of influence in China? Great Britain, the United States, Russia, France

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the United States

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What was the aim of John Hay’s Open Door Policy?

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To give all nations equal trading rights in China

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What was the result of Commodore Matthew Perry taking his fleet of four ships into Edo (present-day Tokyo)?

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Japan agreed to a treaty that started trade with the United States.

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What ideology (idea about human life or culture) fed into Europeans and Americans view that they were culturally superior to Africans, Asians, and Latin America?

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Social Darwinism

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By the end of the 1800s who ruled about ¼ of the world’s land and population? Options: Germany, France, Great Britain, The United States of America

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Great Britain