Review Sheet: Unit 11- American Imperialism Know all terms and questions on term lists

1. Identify the intellectual, social, philosophical, and racial factors which helped create a new nationalistic mood more receptive to overseas expansion in the late 19c.

2. How did the new imperialism of the 19c differ from the style of older empires, including America’s Manifest Destiny?

3. What was Alfred T. Mahan's thesis concerning national power? How did America respond to Mahan's book?

4. How did U. S. economic prosperity lead it to pursue a policy of imperialism?

5. What were James G. Blaine's objectives in promoting a Pan-American cooperation? How successful were his efforts?

6. Why was the United States interested in obtaining control over such places as the Samoan Islands?

7. How did the United States respond to the Venezuelan crisis of 1895?

8. What problems did the McKinley Tariff of 1890 cause for American sugar growers in Hawaii?

AP US – Unit 11 Page 1 Due: Friday 2/10/2012 9. Why did Americans have an interest in annexing Hawaii?

10. How did the Cleveland administration handle the annexation issue?

11. Describe early American business and political interests in Cuba and the threats to these interests during Spanish rule of the island.

12. List the factors that promoted American support for Cuban independence in the late 1890s.

13. What is meant by "yellow journalism?" How was it spurred by the Spanish-American War? What was its legacy?

14. List the provisions of the Teller Amendment. Why was it added to the bill declaring war on Spain?

15. What were the US plans and preparations for the Spanish-American War? How effective were these efforts?

16. Why did the actions taken by the US Navy's Asiatic fleet change the character of the war?

17. What role did African-American troops play in the United States' war effort?

AP US – Unit 11 Page 2 Due: Friday 2/10/2012 18. What was the role of the US in Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War? What was the Foraker Act?

19. Why was the Supreme Court decision in the Insular Cases important? How did it impact American territorial acquisitions in the future?

20. List the provisions of the Platt Amendment. How did it define the role of the US in Cuba following the Spanish-American War?

21. What was the role of the Anti-Imperialist League in the public debate over the acquisition of the Philippines? Why did the annexation of the islands prevail?

22. How did America treat the Filipino people during the Filipino-American War? How were these actions a repudiation of the ideals that had led the US to help Cuba secure its independence?

23. What were the principles of John Jay's Open Door Policy? How was it calculated to provide maximum commercial and diplomatic advantage at a minimum cost? What did the costs turn out to be in the end?

24. What were the circumstances surrounding the Boxer Rebellion? What was the US position regarding this incident?

AP US – Unit 11 Page 3 Due: Friday 2/10/2012 25. What were Teddy Roosevelt's views about America's role in the world? How did sea power fit into his vision?

26. What was the intent of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine? What was its impact on the role of the US in the Western Hemisphere?

27. Why did the US want a canal through the Isthmus of Panama? How did the US go about gaining control of the land necessary to build the Panama Canal?

28. What effects did America’s intervention in the Panama/Columbia situation have on America’s relationships with the rest of Latin America?

29. What were the causes of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905? Why did the Japanese decide on mediation? Why did they ask Teddy Roosevelt to be their mediator?

30. List the provisions of the Treaty of Portsmouth.

31. What was the status of the US-Japanese relationship in the early 20c?

32. Why did America become an imperialist power?

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