In addition to economic motives, many Americans supported overseas expansion because they believed that

President Roosevelt believed that having a canal through Central America would save time and money for commercial and military shipping and

On July 3, 1898, American warships in Santiago Harbor

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When an imperial power allowed a territory to remain technically independent, with local rulers remaining in control, the territory was called

As the United States industrialized, many Americans concluded that the nation needed new overseas markets to

Until 1886, about one-third of the population of Cuba was

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Cuban rebels rose up against the Spanish in 1895, when Cuba was

Spanish General Valeriano Weyler herded hundreds of thousands of rural Cubans into “reconcentration camps” in order to

In 1898 U.S. President William McKinley faced strong pressure to go to war against Spain, including public anger over the explosion of the USS Maine and

On May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey led his squadron into Manila Bay in

Which of the following statements best describes the effectiveness of the Spanish military during the Spanish-American War?

Under the Treaty of Paris, the United States acquired the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and

After the Spanish-American War, Congress gradually allowed Puerto Ricans greater self-government, and in 1917 it

The United States gained control over the Philippines as a result of

Today, the Philippines are an

In the late 1890s, Russia, Germany, France, and Britain demanded “leaseholds” in China that would give each country

To ensure that all nations would have access to China’s markets, President McKinley and Secretary of State John Hay pursued which of the following policies?

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