Exam 22: From Isolation to Empire

In what become known as the "insular cases" the Supreme Court ruled that

American statesmen who pursued a foreign policy of imperialism without colonies

The announcement by the United States that it believed in the preservation of the "Chinese territorial and administrative entity" and in "the principle of equal and impartial trade with all parts of the Chinese Empire" was part of the

On the eve of World War I the United States was a

From 1893 to 1898, American expansionists tried to annex the

In February 1898 the American battleship ________ mysteriously exploded in Havana harbor.

Queen Liliuokalani's "Hawaii for Hawaiians" movement led to

The major issue in the Spanish-American War was the independence of

What is the definition of the following key term: -Open Door policy :

In the first battle of the Spanish-American War, Commodore George Dewey

After the Civil War, America extended its overseas influence and empire in the

When Panama revolted against Colombia, Roosevelt

Queen Liliuokalani is best described as a(n)

Roosevelt's major fault in the Panamanian revolution was that he almost totally disregarded Latin-American sensibilities.

Before the Spanish-American War, newspapers tried to increase circulation by

One of the most appealing reasons for many Americans to look beyond American boundaries in the late nineteenth century was the excitement and adventure of overseas activities.

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States gained Guam and Puerto Rico.

American attitudes toward Europe in the late nineteenth century were characterized by

Expansionists who wished to annex the Philippines seemed most interested in

A canal across the Isthmus of Panama was initially started by the