Imperialism

The explosion on the USS Maine started...

• WWI

• WWII

• Spanish American War

• Mexican American War

What had a large influence on the opinion of US citizens regarding the Spanish American War?

• Yellow Journalism

• Fake News

• Presidential speeches

• Congressional legislation

This person believed that the strength of a nation lies in the power of their Navy...

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• Henry Cabot Lodge

• Alfred Thayer Mahan

Choose all territories gained by US as a result of the Spanish American War...

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• Philippines

• Hawaii

Choose all reasons for US imperialism...

• the end of the frontier in the US

• desire to compete against European empires

• the need for more workers in the industrial age

• the need for new markets and more natural resources

Which foreign policy allowed for multiple nations to trade with China?

• Open Door Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy

• Big Stick Policy

Which of the following was not an advantage of owning Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines?

• they served as places to stop and refuel

• they made it easier to trade with Southeast Asia

• they served as a source of more workers for the large number of factories in the US

• they served as a military advantage in defending the US

Which of the following reasons for imperialism was based on the spread of Anglo-Saxon culture?

• The desire to compete with European empires

• White Man's Burden

• The need for more natural resources

• The need for more markets

Where did the US encourage a revolt in Central America and why?

• Colombia; to take control of oil fields

• Panama; to build a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• Bolivia; to elminate the rebel Simon Bolivar

• Mexico; to catch "Pancho" Villa

What was the significance of building a canal in Panama?

• it would take territory away from the Spanish empire

• it would allow easier economic and military access to and from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• it would make it easier for the US to invade countries in South America

• it would allow the US to control worldwide trade