Rise of a World Power 2020

__________ were the religious leaders who introduced Christianity and the American culture to Hawaii.

• Alfred Thayer Mahan and Theodore Roosevelt

• Missionaries

• The Triple Entente

• Chinese nationalists known as the Boxers

Click on all reasons for America's desire to expand, or practice imperialism.

• Desire for more markets for its products

• Access to more raw materials

• A desire to acquire locations for new naval bases, to fulfill the desire for a powerful navy

• "The white man's burden

Which author inspired many future US leaders to expand the navy and establish far-flung naval bases, thus advocating overseas expansion?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Admiral Dewey

• Alfred Thayer Mahan

• Woodrow Wilson

American businessman Sanford B. Dole encouraged the US government to do which of the following?

• Help remove the queen of Hawaii from power and then annex that island nation

• Declare war on Spain

• Enter WW I

Which of the following were reasons the US Declared War on Spain in 1898? Check all

• The Zimmerman telegram

• Yellow Journalism which emphasized the abuse of Cubans at the hands of the Spanish

• Sinking of the USS Maine

• The DeLome letter

Who emerged from the Spanish American War as a hero?

• Rutherford B. Hayes - he blew up the Maind

• Alfred Thayer Mahan - he destroyed the Spanish fleet

• William Howard Taft - he sabotaged a Spanish fort in Havana

• Theodore Roosevelt - he led the Rough Riders to victory at the battle of San Juan Hill

Which order is correct?

• USS Maine sank - US Declared war on Spain - The Treaty of Paris was Signed

• US annexed Guam - Us Declared war on Spain - USS Maine Sank

• US signed Treaty Paris - US annexed Hawaii - US Civil War

• Christmas - Mr. Neely's Birthday (9/15) - Halloween

When the US won the Spanish American War in 1898 which territories did it acquire? Check all

• Puerto Rico

• Spain

• Guam

• The Philippines

The immediate effect of the US acquiring territories from Spain was:

• The end of the first World War

• The US began to be recognized as a world power and expanded is international trade and involvement

• Halloween became a national holiday

• The Germans began unrestricted submarine warfare

During the Spanish American War, it was noted that it took a ship almost two months to make a voyage from California to Florida. What was the outcome of this observation?

• Increased US aid to countries in South America

• More support for building a canal through Central America

• Decreased US economic influence in the Western Hemisphere

• Decreased US naval presence int eh Caribbean Sea