APUSH

Chapter 27: Empire and Expansion

Homework Questions from Pageant

Big question: How did conflicts over resources, territories and ideologies propel America into a dominant international military, political, cultural and economic position as a World Power? (See Varying Viewpoints-pg. 698) Evaluate to what extent the “New Manifest Destiny” was the same as the “Old Manifest Destiny”.

1.How did Josiah Strong and Alfred Mahan impact American policy and/or the international arms race?

2.What was the first Venezuelan crisis of 1895 all about? Why did England decide to deal with the United States after all?

3.Why did Queen Liliuokalani anger people like Sanford Dole? What did Dole and his allies do? How did Grover Cleveland fit into the Hawaiian annexation scheme in 1893?

4. Questions about American’s role in the world generated debate. Discuss the arguments between imperialists and anti-imperialists & later, interventionists and isolationists.

5.How did the Cuban insurrection of 1895 help create the conditions which led to the Spanish-American War? In what ways did William Randolph Hearst promote war with Spain?

6.What were the results of the Spanish-American War- Politically? Economically? Militarily? What territories did the U.S. acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War?

7.Since we won the Spanish-American War, why did we pay Spain $20,000,000. for the Philippines? In the long run, was the acquisition of the Philippines beneficial to the U.S. Was it a fortunate turn of events for the Filipinos? Why or Why not?

8.Why were the Teller & Platt amendments contradictory?

9.What was the significance of the “Insular Cases”?

10.How did the Open Door Policy come about? What did it say? Why was it relatively unimportant in 1900? Why did it become so important by 1941?

11.Why did the Boxers revolt in China in 1900? How did their activities complicate relationships between countries which had economic and social interests in China?

12.Why did Teddy Roosevelt get to be the Vice-President in 1901? Why did he get to be President in the same year? How was his political style so different from his predecessors?

13. How was the Roosevelt Corollary a major change in direction for U.S. foreign policy? Was it a wise decision?

14. Why did T.R. receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906?

15.Explain the “Gentlemen’s Agreement” with Japan, and why did it encourage T.R. to send the Great White Fleet around the world? What was the world’s reaction?