Match Each Description with the Item Below

question 86

Multiple Choice

Match each description with the item below.
-Alfred Thayer Mahan

• 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: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis 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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Definitions:

Inflationary Tendencies

The general tendencies or trends towards increasing prices and diminishing purchasing power over time within an economy.

Federal Reserve

The central banking system of the United States, responsible for monetary policy, regulation of financial institutions, and ensuring stability of the financial system.

Recovery

Phase of business cycle during which real GDP increases from trough level to level of previous peak.

Monetary Policy

Monetary policy involves the actions of a central bank or other regulatory authorities that determine the size and rate of growth of the money supply, which in turn affects interest rates.