Chapter 9: An Emerging World Power

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President Theodore Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to negotiate a peace treaty between

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Russia and Japan

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What is one reason that the Platt Amendment was significant?

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It led to the establishment of the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Hay proposed the Open Door Policy in China in opposition to

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European spheres of influence

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Which statement best describes the policy of Dollar Diplomacy during the age of Imperialism? Options: The use of financial means to give the U.S. reason to intervene in the affairs of Latin American nations., Supported isolationism for the U.S., The use of military would be the first choice for U.S. intervention in Latin American., All of the above.

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The use of financial means to give the U.S. reason to intervene in the affairs of Latin American nations.

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The United States supported Panamanian revolutionaries in 1903 in their fight for independence from

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Colombia

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The U.S. became a world power as a result of: The Spanish-American War/Imperialism, The Revolutionary War/Manifest Destiny, Civil War/Reconstruction, World War I/Progressivism

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The Spanish-American War/Imperialism

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Why was the Open Door Policy important to the United States?

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It gave the United States access to millions of consumers in China.

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Why did the United States renew its commitment to support the Monroe Doctrine with military force “Roosevelt Corollary”) after the Spanish-American War?

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The United States wanted to protect its interests in Latin America.

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What happened at Manila Bay after war was declared between the U.S. and Spain?

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The American fleet smashed the Spanish fleet, weakening Spanish control of the area.

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The building of the Panama Canal was important because it

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Facilitated movement between Atlantic and Pacific ports