Chapter 23 Quiz: Rise to World Power

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Chapter 23: Rise to World Power

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What was the 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence?

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Who was the 13th President and sent Commodore Perry to Japan?

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Who was the 25th president responsible for Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and the Annexation of Hawaii, imperialism. Is assassinated by an anarchist?

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Who was the 27th US President who believed in dollar diplomacy and would later would become a chief justice on the Supreme Court?

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Who was the 28th US President and believed in Moral Diplomacy?

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What was the 1854 agreement between the U.S. & Japan, which opened two Japanese ports to U.S. ships and allowed the first embassy?

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What 1905 treaty between Russia and Japan ended the Russo-Japanese War?

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What term best defines the following situation: one country would have special authority or presence and another country would have a different area of authority. China became divided by European powers. The different European countries supported each other for an economic advantage

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What term best defines the following situation: Agreement when Japan agreed to curb the number of workers coming to the US and in exchange Roosevelt agreed to allow the wives of the Japanese men already living in the US to join them.

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Secretary Hay repeated the principle of open trade and made an even stronger statement about American intentions to preserve trade. He also said that China should remain one country.

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Match the historical figure to the appropriate description.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Alfred Thayer Mahan
The queen of Hawaii in 1887 who disliked foreigners entering her country. She didn't want to go to war with America because she knew her people would get destroyed
Liliuokalani
A U.S. Navy officer, geostrategist, and educator. His ideas on the importance of sea power influenced navies around the world, and helped prompt naval buildups before WWI; Several ships were named USS Mahan, including the lead vessel of a class of destroyers
James G. Blaine
A U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time United States Secretary of State - led the conference for the Pan-American Union
Victoriano Huerta
The commodore of the US Navy who opened up Japan with the Treaty of Kanagawa
John J. Pershing
A popular American minister in the late 1800s who linked Anglo-Saxonism to Christian missionary ideas
Matthew Perry
Secretary of State under McKinley & Roosevelt who pioneered the open-door policy and Panama canal
Francisco Madero
US general who chased Villa over 300 miles into Mexico but didn't capture him
Venustiano Carranza
Mexican Revolutionary general and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution; murdered several Americans because of the US support of his rival
John Hay
Mexican revolutionist & politician; led forces against Huerta during the Mexican Revolution and would later become the President
Josiah Strong
Mexican military leader who led a violent revolution in 1913. His rise to power caused many Mexicans to cross the border as well as angering the U.S. who saw him as a dictator. Murdered Madero.
Francisco "Pancho" Villa
Early leader in the Mexican Revolution; in 1911 became president of Mexico; wanted land ownership and free, honest elections, two years later he was murdered, led to power struggles
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Match the place to the appropriate historical description.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Hawaii
After negotiations in 1897, a treaty was agreed to for the annexation of the Republic; Marines supported an overthrow of the queen in order to obtain more territory for the U.S.`
Panama Canal
Located about 3,000 miles off the coast of California; serving as an important stopping point for American ships on their way to China.
Samoa
Pacific island that became a triple protectorate of the United States, Britain, and Germany
Midway Islands
Pacific Islands given to the US for $20 million from Spain after Treaty of Paris.
Puerto Rico, Guam, & the Phillipines
a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus in South America built by the United States (1904-1914)
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What term best matches the following definition: a lack of government and law; confusion

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What term best matches the following definition: the policy of extending a nation's rule over other territories and countries

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What term best matches the following definition: the belief that a nation should stay out of the affairs of other nations

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What term best matches the following definition: the practice of spreading a nation's territorial or economic control beyond its borders

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What form of diplomacy is being described? A 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force.

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What form of diplomacy is being described? Condemned imperialism while spreading democracy and promoting peace.

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What form of diplomacy is being described? The U.S. exchanging financial support for the right to "help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial ventures.

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EXTRA CREDIT: Considered a cause of the Spanish-American War - A correspondence from the Spanish ambassador criticizing President McKinley which was published in the newspaper.