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What was the official name of Theodore Roosevelt's regiment?
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The First United States Volunteer Cavalry
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What was its nickname?
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"Rough Riders"
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What was the "world movement" Roosevelt spoke of?
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Establishing the US as a world power, commerce and influence would extend around the globe
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What did the expansion of the 1890's seek?
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Gain island possessions (intended for naval bases, trading outposts, or commercial centers)
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What were Americans focused on after the Civil War?
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Reconstruction, movement westward, simply making a living
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What did James G. Blaine argue for and what was he caught up in?
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For the vital importance of foreign markets to continued economic growth. sought wider markets in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, using tariff reciprocity agreements and other measures. caught up in a worldwide scramble for empire.
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What did Josiah Strong write and what did he argue for?
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Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis. argued for expanding American trade and dominion (exporting both trade and religion)
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Who was William Henry Seward, what did he push for, and what did he annex in 1867?
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Secretary of State. pushed for an expansive foreign policy. vision for American empire. annexed MIdway Islands
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What treaty did Seward make with Russia?
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Purchase of Alaska (Seward's Folly)
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What was Hawaii called, and why were these islands so important?
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"Crossroads of the Pacific"
trading ships of many nations stopped there. way station to the Asian markets. |
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What two men were the main forces behind the new navy?
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Alfred Thayer Mahan and Benjamin F. Tracy
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What 4 things did Alfred Thayer Mahan argue for?
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Industrialism (markets), distant ports for markets, large merchant marine and powerful navy, navies needed coaling stations and repair yards meant colonies and colonies became strategic bases.
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What impact did war with Spain have on America?
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Established American empire. stretched into the Caribbean and deep into Pacific and US recognized as "world power"
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What mistake did President McKinley make that eventually brought the US into war?
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Sent the battleship Maine to Havana port, where it exploded.
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How long did the Spanish-American War last?
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10 weeks
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