Imperialism and WWI

The explosion of the USS Maine and the practice of yellow journalism played a significant role in the

• public’s support for the Spanish-American War

• creation of the Open Door policy

• purchase of Alaska

• acquisition of Florida

In the early 1900s, the United States proposed the Open Door policy to

• gain new colonies in the Pacific

• win support for building the Panama Canal

• secure access to markets in China

The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a turning point in United States foreign policy

because the United States

• developed a plan for peaceful coexistence

• emerged as a major world power

• refused to become a colonial power

Opinionated headlines in newspapers are examples of

• yellow journalism

• investigative reporting

• muckraking literature

Which United States policy is most closely associated with the annexation of Hawaii and the Philippines?

• neutrality

• isolationism

• imperialism

• international cooperation

President Theodore Roosevelt’s Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine primarily affected Latin America by

• guaranteeing human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere

• supporting independence movements in many countries

• encouraging immigration to the United States

• increasing United States intervention in the region

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I.____________________________________

A. Sea power is the key to national greatness.

B. United States missionaries spread Christian principles.

C. The Anglo-Saxon civilization is the best in the world.

D. Sugar plantations in Hawaii were developed by Americans.

• Reasons to Declare War on Spain

• Justification for American Imperialism

• Yellow Journalism in Newspapers

The closing of the frontier and the growth of industry in the late 1800s are two factors often associated with the

• reduction of exports to Asian nations

• restoration of a plantation economy in the South

• formation of alliances with other nations

• rise of United States imperialism

Which geographic factor played a role in the construction of the Panama Canal?

• Heavy rains and mountainous terrain led to frequent mud slides

• Cutting through the bedrock had to be done without heavy machinery

• Workers faced attacks by Panamanian nationalists

A goal of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy and President William Howard Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy policy toward Latin America was to

• protect American economic and political interests

• encourage foreign nations to establish colonies

• raise Latin America’s standard of living