Ss mod 7

Question 1

building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations

Answer 1

imperialism

Question 2

avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries

Answer 2

isolationism

Question 3

Secretary of State who arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million

Answer 3

William H. Seward

Question 4

first and only queen of Hawaii who proposed a new constitution that would return power to the monarchy

Answer 4

Liliuokalani

Question 5

areas where foreign nations claimed special rights and economic privileges

Answer 5

spheres of influence

Question 6

stated that all nations should have equal access to trade in China

Answer 6

Open Door Policy

Question 7

sensational, often exaggerated news stories

Answer 7

yellow journalism

Question 8

violent uprising led by Chinese nationalists who were angered by foreign involvement in China

Answer 8

Boxer Rebellion

Question 9

stated that the United States had no interest in taking control of Cuba

Answer 9

Teller Amendment

Question 10

led Filipino rebels to take control of the Philippine capital, Manila

Answer 10

Emilio Aguinaldo

Question 11

group that opposed the creation of an American colonial empire and the peace treaty which gave the U.S. control of Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines

Answer 11

Anti-Imperialist League

Question 12

limited Cuba’s right to make treaties and allowed the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs

Answer 12

Platt Amendment

Question 13

man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean making travel much faster

Answer 13

Panama Canal

Question 14

addition to the Monroe Doctrine that warned that in cases of “wrongdoing” by Latin American countries, the U.S. might exercise “international police power”

Answer 14

Roosevelt Corollary

Question 15

long, violent struggle for power in Mexico

Answer 15

Mexican Revolution

Question 16

influencing governments through economic, not military, intervention

Answer 16

dollar diplomacy

Question 17

general who led soldiers into Mexico to capture rebel leader Francisco “Pancho” Villa

Answer 17

John J. Pershing

Question 18

Mexican revolutionary leader

Answer 18

Francisco “Pancho” Villa

Question 19

What policy had the United States followed regarding other countries before the late 1800s?

Answer 19

isolation