Imperialism 3/4/20 Practice

The United States government supported the overthrow of a government in this country: 

• Cuba
• Puerto Rico
• Hawaii
• Congo

Which of the following is not a cause of the Spanish- American war?

• Yellow Journalism
• American economic interests in Cuba
• The explosion of the U.S.S Maine
• American support of the Spanish

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Alfred T. Mahan argued:

• to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power
• the burden of the white man is to support and uplift non-whites
• imperialism was not democratic and engaging in it would be hypocritical
• the nation's economic needs could be satisfied from within as the US should avoid risking itself in foreign entanglements

Expansion of the United States After the Civil War
•Alaska is purchased in 1867.
•Hawaii is annexed in 1898.
•Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines are acquired in 1898.
Which goal of the United States was advanced by the actions on the list?

• establishing an industrial workforce
• gaining advantages over industrial competitors
• securing territories in strategic positions
• increasing government revenue through tariffs

Ship exploded in Havana spurring the Spanish American War

• Titanic
• Lusitania
• Maine
• Bismark

What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?

• muckraking
• yellow journalism
• journalism
• reporting

George Washington favored

• Isolationism
• Imperialism

The USS Maine, as viewed by supporters of war, was believed to be

• Blown up by Spain
• Exploded from an internal malfunction
• Destroyed by its own men
• Destroyed by Cuba

Journalists often printed fictional headlines to

• Report lies
• Sell more papers
• Betray the American readers
• Start an anarchist uprising