American Imperialism Chapter 23

What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?

• Cuba wanted to enslave Spain
• Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism
• Spain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colony
• Cuba wanted independence from Spain 

What term describes a larger country taking over smaller country?

• Isolationism

• Repubicanism

• Militarism

• Imperialism

Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence? 

• Puerto Rico
• Guam
• Philippines
• Cuba

 What was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?

• U S Maine
• USS Maine
• USS Maybe
• US Maritime 

Yellow Journalism is....

• The Loudoun Sun Times
• Exaggerated News Reports
• Yellow Paper Reports
• Nonfiction News Reports

The Roosevelt Corollary asserted that European nations must...

• Must get involved in the Americas
• Not get involved in the Americas
• Must get involved in Cuba 
• Must build a canal.

Forcing other nations to do as Roosevelt wanted was called... 

• Big Gun Diplomacy
• Big Roosevelt Diplomacy 
• Big Stick Policy
• Big Stick Score

Roosevelt used his "Big Stick Policy" to build the

• The Panama Canal

• The Panama Bridge

• The Colombian Canal

• The Panama Path

What countries did Roosevelt want to keep out of the Americas?

• Canada
• Portugal
• European nations
• Guam

List the events in chronological order

1 Rough Riders fight in Cuba

2. Guam and Puerto Rico become part of the US

3. Sinking of the USS Maine

4. Liberation of Cuba

• 1,2,3,4,

• 4,1,2,3,

• 1,3,4,2

• 3,1,4,2