Imperialism Flashcard Review

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Imperialism is __________.

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when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation

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Leader of Hawaii when the American businesses overthrew the government by surrounding her throne at gunpoint.

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Queen Liliokahlani

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Who did the U.S. buy Alaska from? Options: Cuba, Germany, Russia, Canada

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Russia

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Describe how the United States acquired Hawaii.

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U.S. Overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and became a U.S. territory in 1898

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Teddy Roosevelt's policy was to "Speak softly and carry a big stick." What did he mean by this?

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Negotiate peacefully, but always have the threat of the military to back you up.

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Why was building the Panama Canal so important to the United States?

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It would be a major shipping canal connecting the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans

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How did the U.S. get the land for the Panama Canal? Options: The U.S. took it with military force., Bought it from Colombia for $10 million, Made a deal with Panama after the U.S. helped it gain their independence from Colombia, The U.S. rented it from Panama

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Made a deal with Panama after the U.S. helped it gain their independence from Colombia

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In __, sugar planters staged a rebellion.  It was annexed into the US in 1898. 

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Hawaii 

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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine established the US’s right to ___.

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intervene in Latin America

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Under which policy did the U.S. buy out the loans that Latin American countries owed and then these countries would be in charge of paying the U.S. back instead of the other countries?

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Dollar Diplomacy