Unit 6 Test Review

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The practice of stronger nations extending their control over weaker countries and territories is

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Imperialism

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One cause of U.S. imperialism was: Militarism, Alliances, Spanish Treachery, Desire to gain more land and natural resources

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Desire to gain more land and natural resources

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Which addition to the US provides an important naval base to the US? Options: Alaska, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Hawaii

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Hawaii

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How did the explosion of the USS Maine lead to the start of the Spanish-American War?

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U.S.A newspapers said that Spain blew up the U.S.S. Maine. (Yellow Journalism)

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private letter from Spain's ambassador that called President McKinley weak and leaked to American newspapers

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De Lome Letter

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Which words best describe yellow journalism reporting?

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Exaggerated and misleading

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Which of the following was the primary reason William Seward wanted to purchase Alaska? to even out the number of states the US had, gold had been discovered, to strengthen the US naval power in the Pacific, oil had been found

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to strengthen the US naval power in the Pacific

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How did the US gain the rights to build the Panama Canal?

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the US helped Panama achieve independence from Colombia

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The United States defeated which former mighty empire in the Spanish American War?

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Spain

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The United States acquired the territory shaded in green after the Spanish-American War. The name of that territory is

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Philippines