US Expansion and Imperialism- Becoming a World Power

What is this an example of?

• American imperialism
• Yellow journalism
• Jingoism
• Roosevelt Corollary

The explosion of the USS Maine

• proved that McKinley was a weak president
• rallied Americans against Spain
• caused American prejudice about Spanish immigrants
• formed a bond between America and Cuba

Imperialism is:

• system of no private property

• government ran by the people

• system of building an empire by conquering other nations

• method of ruling similar to communism

Non-involvement in world affairs is...

• expansionism

• isolationism

• imperialism

• annexation

One cause of U.S. imperialism was

• a food shortage

• Desire to create alliances

• Spanish Treachery

• a desire to develop safe ports and military bases around the world

What was a result of headlines like the one above?

• World War I begin

• The Spanish-American War

• The US entered World War I

• The Union defeated the Confederacy

Anti-imperialists believed that imperialism was wrong because

• we had too many issues to solve at home

• manifest destiny said that we should stay isolated

• imperialism goes against our democratic principles

• all people deserve religious freedom

One argument for imperialism was

• America should help the Cubans fight the Irish

• America should educate foreign lands in medicine, law, and schooling

• America should improve it's reputation in the world

• yellow journalism

When Spain tired of rebellions in Cuba, they

• allowed Cuba to become a free nation.

• bombed Cuba to teach the people a lesson.

• created concentration camps and imprisoned the elderly, women and children.

• provided the Cubans with a more comfortable way of life.

This term refers to the use of sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation during the Spanish American War.

• Muckrakers

• Yellow Journalism

• Exposure Journalism

• Investigative Reporting