6th Grade Ch 7

The United States gained territory after the Spanish-American War. Which of the following territories were gained?

• Panama, Guam, and Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico, Panama, and Costa Rica
• Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
• the Philippines, Columbia, and the Bahamas 

What was the phrase Roosevelt found to describe his method of accomplishing
goals?

• bully pulpit
• speak softly and carry a big stick
• hit the line hard
• politics is the art of the possible

The explosion of the USS Maine

• proved that McKinley was a weak president
• rallied Americans against Spain
• caused American prejudice about Spanish immigrants
• formed a bond between America and Cuba

Yellow Journalists were:

• writers who exposed period problems in hopes of achieving reform
• writers who wrote in yellow to bring attention to Spanish abuses
• newspaper reporters and illustrators who exaggerated stories in order to sell newspapers and fuel a war with Spain
• writers who opposed American imperialism and aimed to keep America neutral

Roosevelt Corollary is also known as

• Big Stick Policy
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Rough Riders
• Monroe Doctrine

Imperialism is:

• system of no private property
• government ran by the people
• system of building an empire by conquering other nations
• method of ruling similar to communism

Why did American want to build the Panama Canal?

• Trading and Military Purposes
• To have an advantage at war.
• To control Panama
• To prevent future wars

When a strong country takes over a weaker country for economic, social or political reasons it is called

• industrialization
• miliatrism
• imperialism
• nationalism

Which of the following best describes neutrality?

• Not picking a side in a conflict

• Selling war supplies to both sides

• Agreeing to one thing but doing another

• Helping one side but not the other

What was yellow journalism?

• News that exaggerated stories to sell more papers

• News that was objective and fact-based

• News which focused on Hawaii

• News that only reported on financial issues