Ch. 10 - Imperialism

For which action did Theodore Roosevelt win the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize?

• leading the Rough Riders

• developing the Roosevelt Corollary

• negotiating the Treaty of Paris of 1898

• negotiating an end to war between Russia and Japan

Also known as "big stick" diplomacy, this policy stated the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South and Central America by using military force

• Roosevelt Corollary
• Open Door Policy
• Platt Amendment
• Dollar Diplomacy

Jose' Marti, a Cuban poet and journalist organized a rebellion to destroy American-owned property in Cuba in order to 

• Provoke U.S. intervention in Cuba
• retaliate against U.S. involvement in Cuba
• give money to poor Cuban natives
• recover his family's land from American control

American troop were sent into Mexico to try to capture this Mexican revolutionary leader.

• Jose' Marti
• Francisco "Pancho" Villa
• Julio "Cesar" Chavez
• Emilio Aquinaldo

The Boxer Rebellion was an attempt by Chinese revolutionaries to 

• restore the Manchu dynasty to power
• remove foreign influence from China
• set up a democratic government in China
• set up a Communist government in China 

Reporting in newspapers and magazines that exaggerates the news in order to make it more exciting

• Muckraking
• Imperialism
• Yellow Journalism
• Sensationalism

This volunteer cavalry unit led by Theodore Roosevelt fought in a famous land battle at San Juan Hill in Cuba

• U.S.S Maine
• Rough Riders
• William McKinley
• San Juan Hill

After newspapers blamed the mysterious explosion and sinking of the _____, the United States declared war on Spain.

• C.S.S. Virginia
• Battleship Bismarck
• U.S.S. Thomas
• U.S.S. Maine

Its criticism of the American president caused American resentment toward Spain to turn to outrage

• U.S.S Maine
• Cuba
• De Lome letter
• Yellow Journalism

The map shows that a ship traveling through Panama Canal from Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean heads mainly

• East

• West

• Southeast

• Southwest