Political Science Questions
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When was the Plymouth Colony founded?
What swayed many American's view of the Cuban Rebellion in favor of the rebels?
What was the U.S.'s main interest in Asia?
What nation started building the Panama Canal?
Who was sent to attack a Spanish fleet in the Phillippines?
What Island is taken for the U.S. on the way to the Phillaphines?
On what two fronts was the Spanish-American War fought?
What were the last remaining Spanish Colonies in the Western hemisphere?
What president sent the U.S.S. Maine to Cuba?
Who did Americans blame for the U.S.S. Maine explosion?
How long did it take for John White to return to Roanoke?
Who formed the Massachusetts Bay Company?
Why did Henry VIII break away from the Catholic Church?
Where was the first place in America where people of all faiths could worship freely?
What was chosen to be the first permanent English colony?
to protect us citizens and investments abroad and create naval bases and military bases around the world
maximize profits, create overseas markets for american products, promote trade in far east, obtain natural resources, and choke point(american base to replenish supplies)
the Spanish American war triggered a need for a military naval base and the us was already looking to annex Hawaii
a canal would give the navy more mobility. a waterway would make the defense of recent acquisitions easier. it would help shipping costs for American business
ethnocentrism(belief that your ethnic group is superior to all others) and spread democracy and Christianity around the world