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Chapter 9 Study Guide
Terms Imperialism Seward’s Folly Annex Anti-Imperialist League Spheres of Influence Open Door Policy Boxer Rebellion Panama Canal Roosevelt Corollary Dollar Diplomacy Yellow Journalism
People William Howard Taft Theodore Roosevelt Queen Liluokalani William Seward William McKinley George Dewey
Questions 1. List two reasons why there was a sudden rush for colonies in the late 1800s. 2. Why was the United States interested in colonization? 3. Explain how the US acquired Alaska. 4. How/why did the US acquire Hawaii? 5. What 2 events led the United States into war against Spain? 6. Who won the Spanish-American War? What were the three parts of the treaty? 7. What does “The sun never sets on the British Empire” mean? 8. What were the arguments for and against the annexation of the Philippines? 9. Why did the United States want to annex Hawaii? 10. Who fought in the Russo-Japanese War? How was T. Roosevelt involved in the peace treaty? 11. Who first came up the idea of building a canal in Panama? There were several attempts to build the canal (1850 and the 1800s). Describe those attempts. 12. Explain WH Taft and T. Roosevelt’s version of the Monroe Doctrine. 13. How did Woodrow Wilson apply the Monroe Doctrine?
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