Immigration and Imperialism

Hawaii was annexed by the US because...

In the Treaty of Paris (1898) the US annexed all of these territories except...

type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting of news for the sake of attracting readers

Which of these pieces of the Platt Amendment is incorrect?

an area where foreigners controlled economic development

He was a cartoonist and critic of "Boss" Tweed and the Tammany Hall Democratic party political machine

What diplomacy caused the Boxer Rebellion?

Called for Japan to help Americans shipwrecked off the Japanese coast and gave permission to use Japanese ports

US intervention in Latin American affairs when necessary to maintain economic & political stability in the W. Hemisphere

President Cleveland opposed imperialism.

wanted to encourage democracy and stability in foreign government

Which president is this?

economic and political domination of a strong nation  over weaker ones

 belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable

Immigration station for European immigrants located in the New York Harbor 1892-1954

gave the US the exclusive right to build any proposed canal through Central America

Which president refused to recognize the Mexican government under Victoriano Huerta?

US remained neutral during the Cuban Rebellion

Which president is this?

The lower deck of a ship, which provided accommodations for passengers with the cheapest tickets.

What is not a reason for US expansion?

Powerful New York political organization. It drew support from immigrants. The immigrants relied on social services.

the imperial power allowed the local rulers to stay in control and protected them against rebellions and invasion

The USS Maine exploded and sank in 1898. Who did America blame?

a feeling of racial (white) superiority

mix of cowboys, miners, and law officers who made up the first cavalry regiment of US army

Matthew Perry was the commander of the US Navy who...

the policy of protecting the interests of established inhabitants against those of immigrants.

head of Tammany Hall who led a group of corrupt politicians in defrauding the city

Believed if American business leaders supported Latin American development, all would benefit