CH18-Spanish American War and Imperialism - VUS.9A

Soon after this was destroyed, the United States declared war on Spain.

• San Juan Hill

• U.S.S. Maine

• U.S.S. Monitor

• U.S.S. Merrimack

This nation gained its independence in the Spanish-American War.

• Philippine Islands

• Guam

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

After the war, the United States paid 20 million dollars to Spain for the annexation of this land.

• Philippine Islands

• Guam

• Hawii

• Cuba

Which nation was the focus of John Hay's Open Door Policy?

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• Philippines

• China

Which nation attempted to achieve its independence by going to war against the United States?

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• Philippines

• China

To which nation did the Treaty of Paris of 1898 guarantee independence from Spain?

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• Philippines

• China

The Panama Canal was built during his presidency.

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• William Taft

Also known as "big stick" diplomacy, this official American policy stated that disorder in Latin America could force the United States to send its military into Latin American nation to protect U.S. economic interests.

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Missionary Diplomacy

Which of the following did not stimulate U.S. imperialism?

• need for a new source of cheap labor

• thirst for new economic markets

• desire for military strength

• a belief in the cultural superiority of the Anglo-Saxon culture

All of the following countries came under some form of U.S. control as a result of the Spanish-American War except:

• Cuba

• Hawaii

• Puerto Rico

• the Philippines