APUSH Chapter 27 Cause and Effect

Cause: Economic expansion, the yellow press, and competition with other powers

Effect: Turned America away from isolation and toward international involvements in the 1890s

Cause: The Venezuelan boundary dispute

Effect: Strengthened the Monroe Doctrine and mande British more willing to accommodate U.S. Interests

Cause: The white planter revolt against Queen Liliuokalani

Effect: Set off the first debate about the wisdom and righteousness of American overseas imperialsim

Cause: The Cuban revolt against Spain

Effect: Aroused strong sympathy from most Americans

Cause: The Maine explosion

Effect: Created an emotional and irresistible public demand for war with Spain

Cause: Theodore Roosevelt's secret orders to Commodore Dewey

Effect: Led to the surprising U.S. Victory over Spain at Manila Bay

Cause: The Boxer Rebellion that attempted to drive all foreigners out of China

Effect: Brought American armed forces into the Asian mainland for the first time

Cause: McKinley's decision to keep the Philippines

Effect: Set off a bitter debate about imperialism in the Senate and the country

Cause: Colombia's refusal to permit the United States to build a canal across its province of Panama

Effect: Led President Theodore Roosevelt to encourage a revolt for Panamanian independence

Cause: The Spanish-American War

Enhanced American national pride and made the United States an international power in East Asia