Unit 3: Progressivism & Imperialism

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What does the term imperialism refer to?

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A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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Hostility towards Spain increased as Americans were persuaded by _____________, which is a style of newspaper reporting that emphasizes sensational news.

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Yellow Journalism

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Leading up to the Spanish-American War, the sudden explosion of the _____________ off of the coast of Cuba led Americans to believe that  _______________ was to blame, despite there being no concrete evidence.

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U.S.S. Maine; Spain

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Alfred T. Mahan argued: to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power, the burden of the white man is to support and uplift non-whites, imperialism was not democratic and engaging in it would be hypocritical, the nation's economic needs could be satisfied from within as the US should avoid risking itself in foreign entanglements

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to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power

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As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in

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Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

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U.S. becomes this after the Spanish-American War

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An imperial/world power

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What island did Alfred Thayer Mahan think would be important in fortifying their new Imperial status? Options: Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii

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Hawaii

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What engineering marvel created a direct link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?

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Panama Canal

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Why did United States business interests favor overseas expansion in the late 1800's? Options: to establish a commonwealth of colonies, to establish military bases around the world, to acquire new markets and sources of raw materials, to spread democratic ideals to other areas of the world

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to acquire new markets and sources of raw materials

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Why did Americans in Hawaii want to be annexed by the United States?

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Hawaii provided Americans with sugar and pineapples which would benefit U.S. trade.