U.S. Imperialism in Latin America

Multiple Choice

What is Nationalism?

• Pride in one's country

• Creating a country

• Prejudice against a country

• Belief that all nations are equal

Multiple Choice

What is the U.S's unique mission?

• To transform the world

• To remain in its borders

• To colonize Europe

• To fight all of the new Latin American countries

Multiple Choice

Why did the U.S. support the Latin American Revolutions?

• They were inspired by the same Enlightenment ideals as the Revolutionary War

• They didn't support the Revolutions

• They wanted to brag to the European powers about the victory

• The Latin American Revolutions would help the U.S. get independence

Open Ended

Explain what the Monroe Doctrine said.

Multiple Choice

The Monroe Doctrine is the first time the U.S. uses....

• Force Power/Projection

• Imperialism

• International Laws

• The Constituion

Open Ended

What do you see? Who do you see? What are people doing?How are colors used? What is the front and what is in the background?

Your response needs to include FOUR things from the image. These four things need to include a person/ thing and an action OR an artistic detail that informs you about the picture's message.

Open Ended

Explain Manifest Destiny

Multiple Choice

Where is the first place that the Monroe Doctrine and U.S. expansionism are put to the test?

• Mexico

• Canada

• Spain

• Texas

​Mexico vs. Texas

• ​As you watch the video on the next slide, pay attention to the following:

  • ​What is the role of slavery in this conflict?

  • ​What causes the conflict?

  • ​What happened during the conflict?

  • ​What were the results

  • Go to Youtube and enter this video title: "Why Mexico Banned Immigration from the US" It is from History.com

Multiple Choice

Why did Mexico open the land up to immigrants from the U.S?

• In hopes they would protect the land from Native Americans taking back the land

• To encourage the U.S. to come and invest in the land

• To bring in Protestantism to the land

• To eventually give up the area entirely.

Fill in the Blank

Who brought the first 300 families?

Multiple Choice

What did the U.S. Settlers have to agree to?

• Speak Spanish, convert to Catholicism, and not keep slaves

• Speak English, practice Protestantism, and keep slaves

• To pay any money that Mexico asked of them

• To give up U.S. citizenship

Multiple Choice

Who was the President/ Dictator of Mexico?

• General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Porfirio Diaz

• Stephen F. Austin

• Miguel Hidalgo

Open Ended

Why did Mexico eventually pass a law to keep out new immigrants from the U.S.?

Open Ended

Briefly describe what happened during the war between Mexico and the Texan settlers.

Open Ended

Why was Texas not initially included into the U.S.?