U. S. History II: Ch 5-6

This term refers to the economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker ones...

• imperialism

• protectorate

• Anglo-Saxonism

• cultural dominance

John Fiske (historian) argued English speaking nations had superior character, ideas, and systems of govt. which is referred to as...

• imperialism

• protectorate

• sphere of influence

• Anglo-Saxonism

This navy officer was sent into Japan by President Millard Fillmore, to scare them into opening trade with the U.S....

• William Henry Harrison

• Matthew C. Perry

• Theodore Roosevelt

• George Dewy

Once Spain retook the island of Cuba with their 200,000 soldiers, they had to put innocent villagers into what type of camps to prevent them from joining the rebels side?

• concentrations camps

• internment camps

• reconcentration camps

• prisoner of war camps (POW Camps)

This man was president when the Spanish-American War broke out...

• Millard Fillmore

• William McKinley

• William Henry Harrison

• Theodore Roosevelt

Our president sent a battleship to protect the Americans living in Havana. What was the name of this battleship that was eventually blown up?

• USS Maine

• USS Mississippi

• USS Missouri

• USS Montana

Who was the Filipino rebel leader that the U.S. helped overthrow the Spanish?

• Emilio Aguinaldo

• Pancho Villa

• Queen Liliuokalani

• Jose Marti

Which of the following islands did we buy for $20 million after the Spanish-American War?

• Hawaiian islands

• Philippine islands

• Cuban islands

• Samoan islands

Which of the following statements is true about the U.S. army during the Spanish-American War?

• there were too many soldiers to send over

• the Spanish soldiers were way better than our troops

• soldiers mainly died in battle and the rest from disease

• soldiers were not trained nor equipped for the war

This foreign policy of Theodore's was an add on to the Monroe Doctrine and stated that Europe could not use Latin American debt as an excuse to intervene in those countries...

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Open Door Policy

• Teller Amendment