7-3.7 Spanish American War

Why did the US encourage a Panamanian Revolution against Colombia?

• to build the Panama Canal
• to build a Pan-American railroad
• to gain control of natural resources in Colombia
• to build the Suez Canal

Why was the U.S. involved in the Spanish-American War? 

• to liberate Cuba from Spain for economic gain
•  to regain territory lost to Spain
• to build a Spanish-speaking empire
• to stop Cuban aggression along the U.S. coast

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823?

•  to increase the spreading of Christianity
• to limit further European colonization in the Americas
•  to give equal rights to the Native Americans
• to stop the importing of slaves to the Americas

According to the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the role of the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere?

• to help improve health and education
• to encourage equal rights
• to act as an international police power
• to lead other nations in colonization

Why did the U.S. lease Guantanamo Bay in Cuba after the Spanish-American War?

• to grow sugarcane as a cash crop
• to send prisoners from America
• to establish a major naval base
• to create a trading post for exports

Which of the following did NOT lead to U.S. supremacy in the Western Hemisphere?

• the sinking of the Lusitania
• the issuing of the Monroe Doctrine
• the building of the Panama Canal
• the victory in the Spanish-American War