America Becomes A World Power

For what reason did the US imperialize?

• to gain raw materials for industry
• to create military bases around the globe
• to develop markets to sell goods
• all of these

President Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy was closely associated with-

• friendly relations with China after the Boxer Rebellion
• the conservation of natural resources
• court actions to oppose business monopolies
• intervention in the affairs of Latin American nations

Where did President McKinley send the USS Maine in 1898 in order to protect Americans there?

• Cuba
• Puerto Rico
• Florida
• Jamaica

When a powerful nation takes over a weaker nation it is practicing

• Capitalism
• Expansionism
• Imperialism
• Isolationism

The American people wanted a declaration of war against Spain after the explosion of what warship?

• Lusitania
• Luzon
• Maine
• Philadelphia

Why did Americans and Europeans want to build a canal through Central America?

• To prevent ships from having to make long journeys around South America
• To develop effective control measures against mosquitoes and to eliminate disease
• To protect Panama and its citizens from Colombia
• To maintain order in Latin America

As a result of the Spanish American War

• the U.S. acquired Hawaii
• Cuba became a common wealth of the U.S.
• the U.S. acquired Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
• the U.S. was able to build the Panama Canal

Slanting of the news to sell papers is known as

• imperialism
• yellow journalism
• Open Door Policy
• jingoism

What famous event is depicted in the photograph?

• the sugar planters revolt in Hawaii
• the Boxer Rebellion
• the destruction of the Maine
• Commodore Dewey's actions in the Philippines

What would be used to justify/or give a reason for U.S. involvement in Latin America seen on the map?

• Platt Amendment
• Yellow Journalism
• Roosevelt's Corollary
• Open Door Policy