America Builds An Empire

what happened in 1898 that allowed what you see on the map to take place?

• the mexican revolution

• the spanish-american war

• the venezuela boundary dispute

• the outbreak of WWI

What was the affect of the Spanish-American war on US expansion?

• the war allowed the US to acquire Texas territory

• the war ended US expansion because of the extraordinary cost of the war

• the war led to increased US expansion into southern South America

• the war gave the US territories in the Pacific

the headlines in this paper are a good example of?

• yellow journalism

• muckraking literature

• investigative reporting

• government censorship

These Hawaiian citizens were protesting what?

• the forced annexation of the islands as a US territory after the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy

• the classification of the islands as a protectorate after the Hawaiian government signed a treaty with the US

• the granting of US statehood to the islands after they were purchased from the Hawaiian monarch

• the colonization of the islands by political refugees from the US

In the late 1800s what caused there to be an increased interest in building a canal across Central America?

• the US had acquired colonies in the Pacific region

• tariffs on Chinese and Japanese products ended

• the main source of immigration had shifted from northern Europe to Southern Europe

• Transcontinental railroads had not yet been completed

which statement would most likely be found in a history of the economic impact of the spanish-american war on the US?

• Statement 1

• Statement 2

• Statement 3

• Statement 4

the policy of acting as the international police force in the western hemisphere can be traced back to what in the 1900s?

• Marshall Plan

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Open Door Policy

• Dawes Act

What impact did these events have on the US?

• they increased public support for cuts in US defense spending

• they prompted the end of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America

• they set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in settlements

• they helped establish the US as an imperial power similar to European nations.

Secretary of State John Hay was attempting to protect what for the US?

• trade with Chinese colonies

• access to military bases

• territorial expansion

• trade rights with China

What is a good title for this picture?

• dollar diplomacy

• big stick policy

• roosevelt corollary

• open door policy