Imperialism Review for TEST

The US was set up as a colonial empire and on the road to empire as a result of this:

• Creation of the Panama Canal

• The Spanish American War

• Gaining territories in the Caribbean

• Using police force with the Roosevelt Corollary

The Influence of Sea Power in History by Alfred Thayer Mahan was about

• building a strong army

• the need for overseas naval bases and refueling stations

• An overactive U.S. Navy stood in the way of expansion.

• Naval fleets would not be needed after 1900

To increase the mobility of the U.S. naval fleet, the US:

• built modern day aircrafts

• first had to fulfill our treaty obligations to Spain.

• completed the Panama Canal

• had to make sure President McKinley would get re-elected

Dollar Diplomacy means:

• using police force in the Caribbean

• using political and economic power to advance and protect US economic interests.

• eliminating taxes in Latin America

• re-inforcing the Monroe Doctrine

One cause of the Spanish American War

• Yellow Journalism

• the purchase of Alaska

• the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani

• Gold in California

Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst

• were significant in the purchase of Alaska

• died on the USS Maine

• caused the Spanish American War through Yellow Journalism

• wrote a letter criticizing President McKinley

The Spanish American War lasted 16 weeks and was known as

• The war to end all wars

• A Splendid Little War

• Roosevelt Rough Rider's War

• The Cuban Affair Situation

The US had executive control over Cuba through

• The Platt Amendment (1901)

• The Big Stick Policy (1904)

• The Monroe Doctrine (1823)

• The Dollar Diplomacy (1909)

The Panama Canal's greatest impact was that it

• reduced travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• failed due to the mosquitoes and malaria

• allowed Panama to become an independent country

• connected Mexico to Cuba

An anti-imperialist would protest

• American involvement in Vietnam

• American victory in the Mexican War

• American presence in The Philippines

• The treatment of African Americans in the South