American Imperialism Review

American Imperialism Review

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Open Ended

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Multiple Choice

When we discuss how the US should manage its relationships with other countries, we're talking about...

• foreign policy & diplomacy

• laissez faire & capitalism

• captains of industry & robber barrons

• imperialism & nationalism

Foreign Policy

America begins to engage in diplomacy.

Multiple Select

Let's imagine the US wanted to build an army base in Venezuela. Venezuela is currently facing numerous political challenges and civil unrest. Venezuela refuses the US offer to purchase land in their country. How should the US move forward?

• threaten to US military force if Venezuela doesn't cede the land

• support a revolution & a new leader

• refuse to trade with Venezuela until their political situation improves

Multiple Choice

Which man wrote a book arguing that the US needed to grow the size of its navy and have total control of the world's oceans in order to become a world power?

• Sanford Dole

• Teddy Roosevelt

• William McKinley

• Alfred Thayer Mahan

Teddy Roosevelt greatly expanded the size of the American navy & sent "The Great White Fleet" on a tour of the world.

Big Stick Diplomacy

Multiple Choice

What pushed the US government to go to war with Spain in 1898?

• the sinking of the USS Maine

• Spanish attacks on American businesses

• Cuban requests for aid

• yellow journalism that riled up the American public

Multiple Choice

America's acquisition of 3 new territories following the US victory in the Spanish-American War made the US an imperial power. Which of the following is 1 of the 3 territories the US took control over?

• Cuba

• Puerto Rico

• Hawaii

• American Samoa

Multiple Choice

The US became a world power with the acquisition of these 3 territories because at the end of 1898 American officially had --

• the world's largest democracy.

• an empire.

• the world's largest economy.

America needed access to new markets & raw materials.

Open Ended

Who was Sanford Dole & what is his connection to Hawaii?

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