Chapter 7 - America as a World Power.Accomodations

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President Woodrow Wilson sent General John J Pershing to Mexico in 1916 to

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catch the rebel leader Francisco "Pancho" Villa

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How was the conflict between Cuba & Spain that erupted in 1897 covered by the American press?

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It was exaggerated by competing newspaper to get more readers.

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More than 120,000 Mexicans immigrated to the United States from 1905-1915 to

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escape the violence of the Mexican Revolution

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The Rough Riders were:

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drafted soldiers led by Lt. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.

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The Teller Amendment stated that the United States had no interest in annexing or assuming control of newly independent Cuba.

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had no interest in annexing or assuming control of newly independent Cuba

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The Open Door Policy stated that

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all nations should have equal access to trade with China

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In 1898 the battleship USS Maine exploded & sank because of

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reasons that remain a mystery

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Emilio Aguinaldo was a

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Filipino rebel leader who took control of the Philippine capital, Manila, with the help of US reinforcements.

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Which factors contributed to the Boxer Rebellion? (page 201) Options: Chinese nationalists' anger at foreign involvement in the county, American socialism and its effects on China, the breaking of the alliance between Russia & China, poor treatment of foreigners by Chinese leaders

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Chinese nationalists' anger at foreign involvement in the county

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What did Liliuokalani propose after she became Queen of the Hawaiian Islands?

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a new constitution to return power to the monarchy