Exam 27: Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Was the occupation and annexation of the Philippines fundamentally different from America's previous forms of expansion into territory held by Mexico? Why or why not?

The United States gained a perpetual lease on the Panama Canal Zone in the

Historians have argued that race and gender were important in Roosevelt's and other's justifications for imperialism because these imperialists

The Roosevelt Corollary added a new provision to the Monroe Doctrine that was specifically designed to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pan-American Conference

The Teller Amendment

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Theodore Roosevelt

In his book,Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis,the Reverend Josiah Strong advocated American expansion to

A major factor in the shift in American foreign policy toward imperialism in the late nineteenth century was the

What was the fundamental assumption of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine? What made these assumptions seem persuasive to Theodore Roosevelt and others? Do you agree that the Corollary violated rather than extended the principles of the Monroe Doctrine?

Which of the following was not among the small but dangerous international crises the United States experienced in the 1890s?

Member of the Rough Riders consisted of

The United States declared war on Spain even though the Spanish had already agreed to

To justify American intervention in the Venezuela boundary dispute with Britain,Secretary of State Olney invoked the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Hay

Assess the wisdom of the Teller Amendment,the Platt Amendment,and the Supreme Court's decisions in the Insular Cases.

Before a treaty annexing Hawaii to the United States could be rushed through the U.S.Senate in 1893

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Philip Sousa

Explain the rationale for President Cleveland's refusal to annex the Hawaiian Islands to the United States.Could Hawaii have remained independent under either native Hawaiian rule or white planter rule? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Platt Amendment