Imperialism True or False
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1.
Which of these best describes the origins of the war(s) against Spain? -> Cubans and Filipinos started revolutionary movements to overthrow Spain's imperial regime.
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False
2.
Which of these helps to explain why the United States got involved in the wars against Spain? -> A belief in the American authority to police and protect the western hemisphere.
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False
3.
Which of these was an argument against a 19th-century American empire? -> In an act of reverse psychology, Cubans argued
for
American imperialism as a way to trick them into granting independence.
True
False
4.
Which of these had been used to justify intervention and arguably imperial expansion in the years before Bryan gave his "Imperialism" speech? -> The Monroe Doctrine
True
False
5.
What was the name of the ship that exploded in the Havana Harbor and helped to spark the Spanish-American War? ->
USS Cuba Libre
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False
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