Week 6: Imperialism

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

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 

Yellow Journalism is....

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

What was a result of Yellow Journalism?

• Economic growth for the readers
• Public opinion for the war increased
• Public outcry against the war increased.
• US won the Spanish American War

What did the Roosevelt Corollary  add to?

• The Phillippines
• Monroe Doctrine
• Roosevelt Doctrine
• President Monroe's wish list

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.