Chapter 23 - Rise to World Power

What were the effects of the 1898 Spanish-American war for the United States?

• The U.S. won the war, gained control of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and became a world power
• The U.S. lost the war, lost territory to Spain, and became Spain's Western Hemisphere counterpart
• The U.S. won the war but gained nothing as they lost large amounts of money during the war 
• The U.S. lost the war and it would later snowball and cause a larger war, World War One

Why did the U.S. want to build a canal through Central America in the late 1800s?

• The U.S. wanted to meddle in Central America and boss everyone around there
• The U.S. gained territories in the Pacific Ocean and needed a quicker route to reach them
• They wanted to divide North America and South America even further
• China and Japan cut their taxes on their products and made it easier to do business with just those two countries

What was an economic impact of the Spanish-American war on the U.S.?

• It cost the U.S. too much money to rebuild after the war and our economy collapsed
• We lost many territories we acquired because we lost the war and had to give them back to Spain
• The U.S. gained new territories which allowed the U.S. to expand its trade and world influence
• We found gold in all the territories we gained from defeating Spain

What was one of the reasons the U.S. became involved in the Spanish-American War and began to trade in East Asia with China and Japan?

• They just felt like it after being isolated from the world for so long
• They wanted to gain overseas markets and sources of raw materials
• They wanted to prove how powerful they were by bullying other countries to do their bidding
• They wanted to form alliances with Spain, China, and Japan

Why did the Latin American countries not like the United States?

• The U.S. would give them too much food and money and they wouldn't know what to do with it
• The Latin American countries would ask for help and the U.S. would ignore them
• The United States had a habit of interfering in the affairs of Latin American countries
• The U.S. believed the Latin American countries didn't deserve to be free and wanted to give them back to Spain

Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan was president of the U.S. Naval War College and published The Influence of Sea Power upon History which stated that he believed that the U.S. needed to focus on what to become a better world power?

• Developing a stronger navy and expanding U.S. influence overseas
• Using the navy to keep countries from trying to trade with us
• taking more risks and trying to install more taxes
• Use more money to help protect our country

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

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What country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from?

• Russia
• England
• Spain
• France

What did the people of the U.S. jokingly call the purchase of Alaska?

• Seward's Folly
• Alaska's joke
• Seward's joke
• Alaska's Folly

Describe how the United States acquired Hawaii. 

• The U.S government won Hawaii in a battle with Japan
• After Queen Liliuokalani died the U.S. purchased Hawaii for 20 million dollars
• U.S. won a war with Spain and Spain sold Hawaii for $7million to the U.S.
• U.S. Overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and became a U.S. territory in 1898