Imperialism

US Imperialism

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Sensational news stories soon became known as this and was partly to blame for U.S. getting involved in the Cuban War.

• Imperialism

• Racism

• Yellow Journalism

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What prompted US government to participate in 1893 overthrow of Hawaiian monarchy?

• Colonization of Pacific islands near Hawaii by European nations
• Kidnapping of Christian missionaries by Hawaiian nationalists
• Queen Liliuokalani's attempt to reduce political influence of American sugar planters
• King Kalakaua's discussions with Japanese government to lease Pearl Harbor

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Alfred T. Mahan expressed what opinion in his book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"?

• Nation benefited from a strong navy and overseas bases
• Panama Canal construction increased naval traffic and benefited all Central American countries
• US government increased foreign trade by providing businesses more incentives to build ships
• US government placed too much emphasis on modernizing navy instead army

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What happened to Hawaii in the end? (Choose all that apply)

• The Hawaiian League overthrew Queen Lili’uokalani

• The U.S. annexed Hawaii

• The U.S. returned Hawaii to Hawaiians

• The Hawaiian League accepted Queen Lili’uokalani

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What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
• The belief that their destiny was to manifest
• A religious term used to explain how to be saved

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As a result of helping Cuba win independence from Spain, the US gained Guantanamo Bay and...

• the ability to intervene in Cuba whenever the US saw fit to do so

• the ability to have US representatives in the Cuban government

• the ability to control the Cuban economy

• the ability to annex Cuba

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What role did the media(yellow journalism) play in the Spanish American War?

• shaped public opinion to go to war

• only covered facts of the events of the war

• play no role in the war whatsoever

• shaped public opinion to give the president war powers to declare war on Cuba

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This is the belief in regards to imperialism that it must be done so as to lead "backwards" people towards the light of democracy...

• White Man's Burden

• Open Door Policy

• Self-determination

• Sphere of Influence

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What often happens to areas that are colonized?

• the economy suffers and are the people are not treated as equals

• they become wealthy with the abundance of new opportunities that are presented

• they are often deported to another country

• they are executed

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Why did the United States "need" territories like the Philippines and Hawaii?

• they acted as refueling stations for ships

• they had once belonged to the United States

• to rid the Americas of European powers

• so that those countries did not imperialize the US

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Panama Canal connects the Pacific Ocean with

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Mississippi River

• Great Lakes

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Most US overseas possessions in 1900 were located in the ___________ Ocean

• Pacific

• Atlantic

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Which incident led to Congress declaring war on Spain?

• explosion of the Maine
• arrest of Jose Marti
• Spanish ships in Santiago
• capture  San Juan

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The explosion of the USS Maine

• proved that McKinley was a weak president
• rallied Americans against Spain
• caused American prejudice about Spanish immigrants
• formed a bond between America and Cuba

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Which territory was annexed by the US because of the economic value of its sugarcane plantations?

• Alaska
• Midway
• Hawaii
• Samoa

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Why did the US acquire Hawaii, create the Open Door Policy, and fight in the Spanish-American War?

• to establish military alliances with other nations

• to gain overseas resources & become a global power

• to begin the policy of manifest destiny

• to support Isolationism

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What were the two main locations of fighting during the Spanish-American War?

• Alaska and Hawaii

• Puerto Rico and Guam

• Cuba and the Philippines

• Spain and the United States

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What was a result of headlines like the one above?

• World War I begin

• The Spanish-American War

• The US entered World War I

• The Union defeated the Confederacy

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This cartoon is an example of:

• Miitarism

• Yellow Journalism

• Black Journalism

• Alliances

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Why did the United States acquire Hawaii?

• The US wanted volcanoes

• To use the islands as a naval base, and for its sugar

• to create a naval base during World War II

• to assist Queen Liliuokalani take control of the islands

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One cause of U.S. imperialism was

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Spanish Treachery

• Desire to gain more land and natural resources

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What is the "White Man's Burden"?

• A belief in "cultural superiority"

• A philosophy related to Manifest Destiny

• Taft's foreign policy approach

• A belief in white privilege

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________________was a widely held belief in the 19th century United States that its settlers were destined to expand across North America.

• Imperialism

• Annexation

• Monroe Doctrine

• Manifest Destiny

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Countries want to use imperialism to gain colonies for all of the following reasons except

• gain new resources

• show their power

• learn about other cultures

• spreading their greatness

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Imperialism was brought on as a result of

• Democratic Revolutions

• World War I

• Industrialization

• The Renaissance

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The theory that it was natural for stronger nations to dominate weaker ones is known as

• Berlin Conference

• Social Darwinism

• Sphere of Influence

• Scramble for Africa

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What country wanted to fight disrespectful foreigners with the Boxer Rebellion?

• The Philippines

• Japan

• Puerto Rico

• China

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What did the U.S. create to expand their power around the world?

• More canals

• Newspapers that said good things about the U.S.

• Amendments to the Constitution

• Ports and Navy Bases

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Why did the U.S. want to build the Panama Canal?

• To allow Canada and Mexico to be connected easier

• In order to take over and gain more territory for the U.S.

• For shorter travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• Because it allowed the U.S. to gain more pineapples

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When one country takes control of another for economic, political or military gain it is called?

• Colonialism

• Imperialism

• Manifest Destiny

• Nationalism

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When newspapers exaggerate the stories to get more readers it is called....

• Yellow Journalism

• Carpetbagging

• Muckraking

• Freeloading

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How did the U.S. benefit from winning the Spanish American War?

• adopted Spanish as a second language

• won colonies, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines

• Got control of the Panama Canal

• Added new states from Asia

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What was the event that started the Spanish-American War?

• explosion of the U.S.S. Maine

• Boxer Rebellion in China

• Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• Spanish colonization in Alaska