AMSCO 3 2026 FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS
ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ Cuba.
Answer: June-July 1898- malaria caused the greatest number of
casualties; Destruction of Spanish Navy at Santiago Bay- August
Peace
◉ Rough Riders.
Answer: Led by Theodore Roosevelt; did the charge at San Juan Hill
◉ Hawaii Annexation.
Answer: annexed in 1898; became a territory in 1900
◉ Spanish American War Peace Treaty/ Treaty of Paris.
Answer: 1899- (1) Recognition of Cuba as independent, (2) US
acquires Puerto Rico and Guam, and (3) US acquires Philippines for
$20 million in compensation
◉ Platt Amendment.
Answer: 1901- Cuba becomes a protectorate with permanent US
naval base Guantanamo Bay
,◉ Election of 1900.
Answer: Republicans- McKinley with Theodore Roosevelt as V.P.
(current Governor of NY)
Democrats- William Jennings Bryan ("Cross of Gold"); McKinley won
by a large margin
◉ Open Door Policy.
Answer: 1899- Secretary of State John Jay sends notes to all
European powers providing for an increase in China's trade, instead
of "spheres of control"
◉ Boxer Rebellion.
Answer: 1900- Chinese "Society of Harmonious Fists" (Boxers)
attacked/massacred foreign settlements; coalition of other countries
invade to put them down and demand concessions from China
◉ Big Stick Policy.
Answer: 1901-1908- Roosevelt's "Speak softly and Carry a Big
Stick;" happened because McKinley was assassinated and Roosevelt,
as V.P., took over- Imperialists applauded this policy
◉ Panama Canal.
, Answer: 1904-1914- Roosevelt wanted route through Columbia, but
they refused; he sponsored a rebellion on the Isthmus of Panama,
but required a 51-mile stretch and 10-mile wide area to be given to
the US; yellow fever and malaria conquered by quinine
◉ Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
Answer: Reiteration of Monroe Doctrine in relation to South
American countries and their debts
◉ Russo-Japanese War.
Answer: 1904 - T Roosevelt awarded Nobel Peace Prize for
brokering peace ending Japanese aggression
◉ Great White Fleet.
Answer: 1907-09, T Roosevelt sends US Fleet on world tour to
demonstrate Naval superiority
◉ Dollar Diplomacy.
Answer: William Howard Taft uses US trade to manipulate and
influence countries abroad (as opposed the Roosevelt threat of
military intervention)
◉ Lodge Corollary.
ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ Cuba.
Answer: June-July 1898- malaria caused the greatest number of
casualties; Destruction of Spanish Navy at Santiago Bay- August
Peace
◉ Rough Riders.
Answer: Led by Theodore Roosevelt; did the charge at San Juan Hill
◉ Hawaii Annexation.
Answer: annexed in 1898; became a territory in 1900
◉ Spanish American War Peace Treaty/ Treaty of Paris.
Answer: 1899- (1) Recognition of Cuba as independent, (2) US
acquires Puerto Rico and Guam, and (3) US acquires Philippines for
$20 million in compensation
◉ Platt Amendment.
Answer: 1901- Cuba becomes a protectorate with permanent US
naval base Guantanamo Bay
,◉ Election of 1900.
Answer: Republicans- McKinley with Theodore Roosevelt as V.P.
(current Governor of NY)
Democrats- William Jennings Bryan ("Cross of Gold"); McKinley won
by a large margin
◉ Open Door Policy.
Answer: 1899- Secretary of State John Jay sends notes to all
European powers providing for an increase in China's trade, instead
of "spheres of control"
◉ Boxer Rebellion.
Answer: 1900- Chinese "Society of Harmonious Fists" (Boxers)
attacked/massacred foreign settlements; coalition of other countries
invade to put them down and demand concessions from China
◉ Big Stick Policy.
Answer: 1901-1908- Roosevelt's "Speak softly and Carry a Big
Stick;" happened because McKinley was assassinated and Roosevelt,
as V.P., took over- Imperialists applauded this policy
◉ Panama Canal.
, Answer: 1904-1914- Roosevelt wanted route through Columbia, but
they refused; he sponsored a rebellion on the Isthmus of Panama,
but required a 51-mile stretch and 10-mile wide area to be given to
the US; yellow fever and malaria conquered by quinine
◉ Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
Answer: Reiteration of Monroe Doctrine in relation to South
American countries and their debts
◉ Russo-Japanese War.
Answer: 1904 - T Roosevelt awarded Nobel Peace Prize for
brokering peace ending Japanese aggression
◉ Great White Fleet.
Answer: 1907-09, T Roosevelt sends US Fleet on world tour to
demonstrate Naval superiority
◉ Dollar Diplomacy.
Answer: William Howard Taft uses US trade to manipulate and
influence countries abroad (as opposed the Roosevelt threat of
military intervention)
◉ Lodge Corollary.
