Unit 3 RGs 1 & 2

Alfred Thayer Mahan expressed what opinion in his book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History?

• U.S. increase trade by providing incentives to build ships

• Panama Canal increase naval traffic benefit Central America

• Nation benefited from strong navy & bases to maintain it

• US gov. has put too much emphasis on modern navy instead of the army

What prompted U.S. government to participate in the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian government?

• Colonization of islands near Hawaii by European nations

• King Kalakaua’s to lease Pearl Harbor 2 Japanese government

• kidnapping of Christian missionaries by Hawaiian nationalist

• Liliuokalani reduce the political influence of Americans

What issue does this political cartoon from the 1890s depict?

• The revolution in Argentina

• The plight of Cuba

• The annexation of Hawaii

• The dictatorship in Costa Rica

With sensational headlines, Hearst’s New York Journal and similar newspapers were competing to:

• promote immigration.

• discourage nationalism.

• increase circulation.

• oppose imperialism.

Over which event did yellow press sensationalism most influence U.S. governmental actions?

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• The events of 9/11

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The sinking of the USS Maine

Which group would likely have been most supportive of the Spanish-American War?

• Social Darwinists who believed “survival of the fittest"

• Robber barons who hoped victory provide labor for factories

• Progressive activists who sought improved working conditions

• U.S. businesspeople who had significant investments in Cuba

The _______ ruled that the Constitution did not automatically apply to people in acquired territories.

• Plessy v. Ferguson case

• Munn v. Illinois case

• Brown v. Board of Education case

• Insular Cases

Motive for Commodore George Dewey’s attack on Spanish fleet in the Manila, Philippines harbor?

• Preventing military reinforcements from reaching Cuba

• Retaliation for the apparent attack on the USS Maine

• Acquiring a base to protect U.S. trade in the Pacific

• Enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine

Which of the following did the American Anti-Imperialist League oppose?

• Extension of the right to vote to women

• Government regulation of large businesses

• U.S. conquest and possession of overseas territories

• Federal legislation ensuring food safety

Which development prompted formulation of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?

• Spain’s reluctance to sign a peace treaty after the war

• Rebels threatening to overthrow Mexico’s democratic gov.

• Attacks of U.S. workers during construction of Panama Canal

• Latin American countries defaulting on debts to foreign nations