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Multiple Choice

Explain why significant events, policies, and individuals, including the Spanish-American War, U.S. expansionism, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Theodore Roosevelt, and Sanford B. Dole moved the United States into the position of a world power.

• The Spanish-American War was a minor conflict

• Alfred Thayer Mahan had no influence

• The U.S. was already a world power before these events

• These events contributed to U.S. global influence

Multiple Choice

What were the key issues addressed during the Progressive Era?

• Civil rights

• Labor abuse

• Corruption in business

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of these was a goal shared by many advocates of Manifest Destiny?

• Abolishing slavery throughout the United States

• Occupying all of North America

• Withdrawing from foreign affairs

• Returning to an agrarian economy

Multiple Choice

What were the key territorial acquisitions represented in the image related to Manifest Destiny?

• Oregon Country

• Mexican Cession

• Florida Purchase

• Treaty of Paris

Multiple Choice

What were the key beliefs and support of Henry Cabot Lodge as a U.S. Senator?

• Believed in Isolationism

• Supported U.S. intervention & expansion

• Opposed a strong navy

• Promoted international treaties

Multiple Choice

What significant naval legislation was passed in 1890, and what was its impact on the U.S. Navy?

• Navy Act of 1890

• Naval Expansion Act

• Maritime Defense Act

• Shipbuilding Act

Multiple Choice

The name given to the new form of naval technology in which ships were made of heavy metal armor.

• Clipper Ship

• Frigate

• "Old Ironsides"

• Ironclads

Multiple Choice

What is a frigate?

• A frigate is a type of warship.
• A frigate is a type of dessert.
• A frigate is a type of musical instrument.
• A frigate is a type of fruit.

Multiple Choice

What were the motivations behind the expansion of English-speaking nations as described in the image?

• To spread democracy

• To spread Christianity

• To establish trade routes

• To conquer territories

Multiple Choice

His 128th Birthday--"Gee, but this is an awful stretch!", 1904

What message about imperialism did this political cartoon convey?

• the closer an acquired territory was, the more self-government it should be allowed to exercise

• imperialism was not likely to improve access to overseas markets

• it was not worth angering European powers to annex new territories

• the farther imperialist expansion extended, the harder it would be for the U.S. to maintain control

Multiple Choice

Which of the following below best describes the reason why the U.S. wanted to annex Hawaii?

• it needed to protect the missionaries there

• it would provide a military base and open up new markets

• the Hawaiian monarchy was discriminating against Americans

• Sanford B. Dol was promised the position of governor

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of Sanford B. Dole in the history of Hawaii?

• He was the last monarch of Hawaii

• He was the first President of the Republic of Hawaii

• He was the first Governor after annexation

• He led the opposition against the U.S. annexation

Open Ended

When the U.S. absorbed all rights of sovereignty over the Hawaiian Islands, why was the wording so specific to include public buildings, harbors, etc.?

Multiple Choice

What were the main reasons for the Cuban desire for independence from Spain in the late 19th century?

• Desire for self-governance

• Economic exploitation

• Cultural differences

• Spanish military presence

Multiple Choice

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

Open Ended

What is Yellow Journalism and how did it impact American readers' perception of events in Cuba?

Open Ended

What do the papers flying around the characters in the second image symbolize in relation to the war?

Multiple Choice

What was the main criticism made by Enrique Dupuy de Lome in the De Lome Letter regarding President McKinley?

• He was too aggressive

• He was weak

• He was too diplomatic

• He was a war monger

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Teller Amendment during the Spanish-American War?

• To declare war on Spain

• To promise U.S. would take over Cuba

• To establish a naval blockade around Cuba

• To ensure Cuba would self-govern

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Agenda

Multiple Choice

The Panama Canal serves as a shortcut from the Pacific Ocean to the...

• Gulf of Mexico

• Caribbean Sea

• Artic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

Multiple Select

This cartoon comments on tactics used to

• secure the southern border of California

• protect shipping lanes in the Great Lakes

• create a defensive alliance with France

• obtain control of the Panama Canal Zone

Reading On WWI

One Pager
on the following terms

American Imperialism 1800's
Spanish American War
Panama Canal
WWI
Bick Stick Diplomacy
Open Door Policy
Rough Riders
Due Monday

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