American Imperialism

In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry was able to open trade with

• China

• Japan

• Vietnam

• Mexico

US annexed the following territory due to its strategic location and sugar plantations

• Hawaii

• Japan

• Philippines

• Alaska

A Foreign Policy is

• How nations declare war

• Policy in which countries solve problems domestically

• Policy dealing with national economy

• Policy that illustrates how a country interacts with another

This foreign policy idea promotes staying out of world affairs.

• Imperialism

• Isolationism

• Globalism

• Communism

Imperialism refers to

• Taking over smaller/weaker countries

• Creating open trade agreements

• Encouraging travel to other countries

• Overthrowing a government

Identify reasons for American Imperialism

• Economic Interests

• Military Interests

• Cultural Superiority

• All of the above

These types of exaggerated news stories helped push the U.S. into war with Spain.

• Red Journalism

• Orange Journalism

• Yellow Journalism

• Green Journalism

Economic and military competition from ______ helped convince many Americans that the U.S. should become a world power

• Canada
• Europe
• Latin America
• China

 What was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?

• USS Michigan
• USS Maine
• USS Missouri
• USS Maritime 

The Treaty of Paris resulted in the US acquisition of-

• Honduras, Colombia, and Cuba

• Mexico, Venezuela, and Chile

• Samoa, the Philippines, and Hawaii

• the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico