US BECOMES A WORLD POWER US HISTORY

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Americans called for war against Spain in 1898 mainly to come to the aid of which people?

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Cubans

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Which of the following BEST explains the U.S. support for the decision to go to war with Spain in 1898? A. Spain refused to agree to American demands. B. President William McKinley believed in war over diplomacy. C. Newspapers printed exaggerated stories to stir up anger. D. Filipino rebels attacked the U.S. fleet.

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Newspapers printed exaggerated stories to stir up anger.

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The United States’s annexation of Hawaii, its territorial acquisitions in the Spanish-American War, and the building of the Panama Canal were important to the United States because they allowed the country to:

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project naval power to distant territories by creating new routes and refueling stops.

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How could the actions of the United States in the Spanish-American War be viewed as hypocritical? Options: The United States declared its intention to end the slave trade dominated by Spain but then continued to permit slavery in its own territory. The United States expressed outrage over the imperialist policies of European powers but then sought to expand its own territory during the war. The United States sought to remove European influence from Latin America but then sold the Latin American territory it acquired to England. The United States entered the war in response to human rights violations by Spain but then committed far worse violations while occupying Cuba.

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The United States expressed outrage over the imperialist policies of European powers but then sought to expand its own territory during the war.

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Which of the following explains why the United States sent warships to Panama in 1903? Options: to warn the British to stay away from the canal zone, to prevent Nicaragua from building a competing canal, to protect the canal from Panamanian forces, to enforce Panama’s declaration of independence from Colombia

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to enforce Panama’s declaration of independence from Colombia

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Use the 1899 political cartoon showing President William McKinley to answer the question. In this cartoon, the artist argues that President McKinley should take advantage of: the US victory in the First World War to spread democracy throughout Latin America., the US victory in the Spanish-American War to establish colonies throughout Europe., the US victory in the Spanish-American War to expand the country's power in Latin America., the US victory in the First World War to eliminate barriers to trade with the nations of Europe.

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the US victory in the Spanish-American War to expand the country's power in Latin America.

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How did building the Panama Canal help President Theodore Roosevelt increase the global influence of the United States?

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It allowed the US Navy to quickly travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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What was an effect of the construction of the Panama Canal?

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It increased US involvement in the affairs of Central America.

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To what is this image related?

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the construction of the Panama Canal

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Based on his policies toward Latin America and the Caribbean, how did President Woodrow Wilson's moral diplomacy differ from the Roosevelt administration's big stick ideology in practice?

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There was little difference as both presidents used military force to achieve their goals.