(2023) Unit 4 & 5

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This foreign policy idea promotes staying out of world affairs.

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Isolationism

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

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Imperialism

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Why did Secretary of State William Seward buy the territory of Alaska?

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He saw Russia in North America as a strategic threat.

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Why did America annex Hawaii in 1898?

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It's location in the Pacific Ocean

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Why did the U.S. want to open trade with Japan in the 1850's?

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The U.S. wanted access to Japanese markets before European nations.

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Why was the queen of Hawaii overthrown in 1893?

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She tried to limit the influence of foreigners

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Theodore Roosevelt commanded a cavalry unit in Cuba known as the

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Rough Riders

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These types of exaggerated news stories helped push the U.S. into war with Spain.

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Yellow Journalism

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The Platt Amendment

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gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuba's business any time it wanted.

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This type of newspaper writing, which exaggerated or made up stories to attract readers, sold many newspapers and pushed American support to intervene in Cuba.

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Yellow Journalism