U.S. Becomes a World Power

American planters moved to Hawaii to grow cash crops, such as

• rice and indigo

• tobacco and corn

• sugarcane and pineapple

• blueberries and tomatoes

The US gained control of Hawaii after

• the US fought the Hawaiian-American war

• Queen Liliukalani stepped down to prevent a war with the Americans

• William Seward said the US should buy Hawaii

• The US won WWI

Until 1898 (before the war), Cuba belonged to

• The United States

• Spain

• Hawaii

• Russia

Which of the following was an effect of the explosion of the Maine?

• American newspaper reported that Spain had attacked the ship

• Spain declared war on the United States

• Cuba declared war on the United States

• Cuba rebelled against Spain

What is a tariff?

• A tax placed on products because they go from one country to another

• a law placed on products to control who receives the product

• a trade between countries

• a tax to purchase goods from the United States

What does annex mean?

• To buy land

• To incorporate territory into an existing state or country

• To join South Carolina

• To take away a territory from an existing state or country

Why did the US go to war with Spain?

• American economic interests in Cuba

• Concern for the Cuban people

• The right to grow pineapple and sugar in Hawaii

• A desire to demonstrate American power to the world

What is yellow journalism?

• news printed on yellow paper

• deeply researched and evidence supported journalism

• newspapers that no one is interested in buying

• exaggerated or false news printed by newspapers

How did the Panama Canal benefit the United States?

• It made shipping goods easier and quicker

• It ended the war between the US and Columbia

• It made shipping more dangerous and expensive

• It started a war between Panama and Columbia

The US purchased Alaska from

• Hawaii

• Russia

• Mexico

• Spain