Ch. 8 - American Imperialism

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Which of the following provides the best evidence in support of the view that Americans went to war with Spain in 1898 for humanitarian purposes? Options: Anti-imperialists feared colonies would eventually become a source of cheap labor., Mark Twain said, "We do not intend to free but to subjugate the people of the Philippines.", President Cleveland had previously refused to annex Hawaii when U.S. landowners had overthrown Queen Liliuokalani by force., Congress passed the Teller Amendment promising that the United States would not annex Cuba, even if it won the war.

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Congress passed the Teller Amendment promising that the United States would not annex Cuba, even if it won the war.

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How did the Platt Amendment differ from the Teller Amendment?

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The Platt Amendment preserved Cuban independence but claimed the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.

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Before 1898, most Americans had opposed imperialism. Why did imperialism suddenly become more popular in the United States by the end of the century?

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Americans wanted to sell goods to new markets and buy raw materials for new industries.

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Why is the Spanish American War of 1898 often considered a major turning point in U.S. history?

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It revealed that the United States had become a world power.

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What strategy did Mahan advocate for the United States to succeed as a naval power in his book The Influence of Sea Power upon History?

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building a canal through Central America

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What was one of the arguments used in favor of American imperialism?

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American industries need raw materials and markets found overseas.

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What point of view does H. T. Johnson express in "The Black Man's Burden" in response to Rudyard Kipling's poem, "The White Man's Burden"?

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Imperialism seeks to conquer and exploit weaker peoples rather than to help them.

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How did engineers overcome the obstacles that the geography of Panama posed to the building of the Panama Canal?

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They sprayed insecticides to kill mosquitoes and built concrete locks to raise ships to a higher elevation.

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The political cartoon published in December 1903 refers to the event related to Theodore Roosevelt's statement: "I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the Canal does also." What event does this refer to?

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Roosevelt's decision to help Panamian rebels against Colombia in exchange for the Canal Zone

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Which of these was a negative result of the construction of the Panama Canal? Options: The shortest water route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans was reduced by 8,000 nautical miles., Vast quantities of war materials and troops could now move quickly between the East and West Coasts of the United States in the event of war., Large numbers of ocean-going merchant vessels could pass through the canal annually, most of which were headed to or from U.S. ports.

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Colombia and other Latin American countries resented U.S. interference in the Panamanian revolt against Colombia.