us history expansion test - E-Gi

When was China divided into spheres of influence?

Late 1800s

What are spheres of influence?

areas where an outside power claims trade priveledges

Who did the US want to expand trade with in the Pacific?

China

What was the policy that the US called for China to open trade to all nations equally?

Open door policy

social darwinism

survival of the fittest

The world was changing and the U.S had to do what was necessary to compete with other nations

social darwinism

What is extreme nationalism that favors aggressive foreign policy and war

jingoism

U.S felt obligated to help civilize lesser nations

white mans burdern

who was a navy officer and historian who believed seapower would make the U.S a great nation

Alfred t. mahan

who was a senator who wanted the U.S to use military to take over the Phillipines, Hawaii, and Panama Canal

Henry Cabot Lodge

who was the assistant secretary of the navy who believed the US should go to war and become a major world power

theodore roosevelt

When was the spanish american war

1848

How much miles is cuba from florida

90 miles

What country was under spanish rule during the spanish american war

cuba

Cuba began to rebel against Spain which can be described as..

retaliation

who was the spanish general sent to cuba to stop the rebellion

valeriano weyler

Newspaper reports began on telling about events in ____

cuba and exaggerated stories to sell more papers

what was the style of reporting that tries to stir the emotions of the reader by exaggerated headlines

yellow journalism

Who were the two newspaper owners from new york who used yellow journalism to urge the U.S to go to war and sell more papers?

Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst

Who wanted peaceful diplomacy with spain despite being pressured to go to war

president william mckinley

what was the letter sent from an official in spain to a friend in cuba and insulted the US and Mckinley (printed in the papers and caused Americans to be angry with Spain)

deLome Letter

When did “The Maine” event take place?

February 15th, 1898

What exploded outside Cuba killing over 260 Americans (Us people+papers blamed Spain)

Havana Harbor

Who sent the navy to the pacific to attack spain during the spanish american war?

theodore roosevelt