Question 1

What strategy did Commodore Perry use in his efforts to open Japan to trade with America?

Accepted Answer

He brought warships to Japan threatening to go out to war if they didn’t agree to go into a trade.

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He threatened them saying he would make the captives that the US had work as slaves.

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He proposed to give a piece of land in return.

Question 2

How did Alaska come to be a part of the US?

Accepted Answer

We bought it from Russia for 7.2 Million dollars.

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We conquered it from Russia

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We bought it from Japan for 7.5 Million .

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We conquered it from Russia

Question 3

What were the initial reactions to the purchase of Alaska by the public?

Accepted Answer

People thought that it was a dumb idea, they called it Seward’s Folly.

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none of the above

Answer

People liked the thought of expanding our land.

Question 4

Why did the initial reactions to the purchase of Alaska change?

Accepted Answer

They found that Alaska was a good source of oil and gold.

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They found a new a cool species there.

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They found that Alaska consisted of nothing more than ice and snow.

Question 5

Why was America’s Annexation of Hawaii an example of Imperialism?

Accepted Answer

Because we took over the land even though the majority of the population of Hawaii didn’t want it (including the queen).

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Because we took over even though we didn't need the land.

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Because we continued past the goal that was originally set for the us.

Question 6

How did Americans influence the annexation of Hawaii?

Accepted Answer

The Americans that lived in Hawaii took over, set up a provisional government, and requested that the US annex them.

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The Americans in the us states made a march in which they declared that it was a good idea to annex Hawaii.

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The Americans that lived in Hawaii influenced their fellow Hawaiians to ask America to Annex them.

Question 7

What was the “Open Door Policy?”

Accepted Answer

It left China open to trade with any country - equal rights for everyone, no one country could claim it for themselves.

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It made it so that all countries were open to trade with each other - equal rights for all.

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It left China free for the taking - whichever country wanted could come and claim it as their own.

Question 8

What factors contributed to Congress declaring war on Spain?

Accepted Answer

A: The explosion of the USS Maine warship; assumed attack.
B: Yellow journalism

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A: Spain refusing to continue to trade with the US
B: The US now had a strong enough military and wanted to try it out.

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A: Spain refusing to continue to trade with the US
B: Yellow journalism

Question 9

What became of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines following the Spanish American War?

Accepted Answer

CUBA: Gets sovereignty in exchange for gitmo.
PUERTO RICO: Becomes a US territory.
PHILIPINES: The Filipinos believed that they were going to get their independence just like the Cubans so they fought with us and then attempted to rebel. Did not go well - we conquered them.

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CUBA: Becomes a US territory.
PUERTO RICO: The Filipinos believed that they were going to get their independence just like the Cubans so they fought with us and then attempted to rebel. Did not go well - we conquered them.
PHILIPPINES: Gets sovereignty in exchange for gitmo.

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CUBA: The Filipinos believed that they were going to get their independence just like the Cubans so they fought with us and then attempted to rebel. Did not go well - we conquered them.
PUERTO RICO: Gets sovereignty in exchange for gitmo.
PHILIPINES: Becomes a US territory.

Question 10

Who was the first US President to Receive a Nobel Peace Prize?  Why did they receive one?

Accepted Answer

Teddy Roosevelt for negotiating a peace between Russia and Japan.

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Jimmy Carter for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.

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Obama for negotiating a peace between Russia and Japan.

Question 11

What is Yellow Journalism?  How does Yellow Journalism sway public opinion?

Accepted Answer

Taking a small instance and blowing it up - playing fast and loose with facts. People tend to believe what they read without looking enough into it.

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Making up a story and making it sound real.  People tend to believe what they read without looking enough into it.

Question 12

What were the benefits of the Panama Canal to the US?

Accepted Answer

National Security, Economic, Military

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Environmentally helpful, Economic, Military

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Public, Economic, Military

Question 13

What did Roosevelt hope to Accomplish with the Roosevelt Corollary?

Accepted Answer

He wanted to prevent European military from entering the US, made him the “middleman”

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Trade with surrounding countries

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Peace treaty with Russia

Question 14

How did Taft’s “Dollar Diplomacy” differ from Roosevelt’s foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

Taft used economics to gain American interests, Roosevelt wanted to be the global police force.

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Taft wanted to be the global police force, Roosevelt  used economics to gain American interests.

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