Match Each Description with the Item Below

question 65

Multiple Choice

Match each description with the item below.
-George Dewey

• A)was secretary of state under McKinley and Roosevelt and called the Spanish-American War "a splendid little war"
• B)was a presidential candidate in 1900 who condemned the conflict with Filipino nationalists as "an unnecessary war"
• C)wrote Our Country and applied the concept of "natural selection" to American foreign policy
• D)negotiated an agreement with Japan concerning the future of Korea and was said to practice "dollar diplomacy"
• E)led a nationalist rebellion against American forces in the Philippines and was named president there
• F)owned the New York Journal and believed in the power of newspapers to shape public opinion and legislation
• G)proved that mosquitoes carry yellow fever and led a commission that helped enable effective control of the disease
• H)wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History and was president of the U.S. Naval War College
• I)opposed the growth of American influence in Hawaii but was overthrown by haoles
• J)captured Manila Bay without having any soldiers go onshore

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