Chapter Seven America Becomes A World Power

Why did many people laugh when William Seward purchased Alaska?

• Alaska was an icy barren place.
• Alaska was too far away.
• Alaska was forbidden territory.
• They thought Seward had been fooled by the British.

A group of volunteers that helped defeat the Spanish and drive them out of Cuba

• Rough Riders
• Commodores
• Filipinos
• Panamanians

American battleship that exploded in Cuba.

• USS Roosevelt

• USS Maine

• USS Vermont

When a country does not become involved in other countries affairs it is practicing 

• Capitalism
• Expansionism
• Imperialism
• Isolationism

When a country grows beyond its borders, it is practicing

• Capitalism
• Expansionism
• Imperialism
• Isolationism

When a powerful nation takes over a weaker nation it is practicing

• Capitalism
• Expansionism
• Imperialism
• Isolationism

A canal that links the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

• Suez Canal
• Erie Canal
• Panama Canal

What American businesses could be found in Hawaii in the late 1800's?

• Avocado
• Cotton
• Pineapple
• Sugar Cane

Why did Americans and Europeans want to build a canal through Central America?

• To prevent ships from having to make long journeys around South America
• To develop effective control measures against mosquitoes and to eliminate disease
• To protect Panama and its citizens from Colombia
• To maintain order in Latin America

When it came to U.S. intervention in Cuba, journalist often wrote sensational stories just to sell newspapers.  This is an example of which type of journalism?

• Business
• Isolationist
• Malpractice
• Yellow