Imperialism 17.5 17.6

Leader of Hawaii when the American businesses over threw the government by surrounding her throne at gunpoint.

• Sanford Dole
• Queen Liliokahlani
• Queen Kalakaua  
• Jose Marti

Why did nations want to be imperialistic?

• They wanted prestige among other nations
• They needed more natural resources
• They needed more markets to sell industrial goods
• All of the Above

Why was building the Panama Canal so important to the United States? 

• It allowed endangered animals to expand their territory
• It allowed U.S. families to stay connected with each other
• It increased Canada's military capability.
• It would be a major shipping canal connecting the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans

 How did the U.S. get the land for the Panama Canal?

• The U.S. took it with military force.
• Bought it from Colombia for $10 million
• Made a deal with  Panama after the U.S. helped it  gain their independence from Colombia
• The U.S. rented it from Panama

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the U.S. was involved in Hawaii?

• To spread Christianity
• Their location provided a good spot for the navy to have a base
• They wanted to learn the Hawaiian culture
• They wanted to have sole control over the sugar industry

What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?

• Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama
• Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba
• Puerto Rico, Panama, Haiti

Who was the leader of the Philippine Insurrection (Bolo War) against the US?

• William Taft
• William McKinley
• Emilio Aguinaldo
• Valeriano Weyler

US entered war to gain control of Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines in this war...

• Rico War

• Spanish American War

• War on terrorism

• Island war

Britain took over Egypt to ensure access to this canal

• Suez

• Panama

• Philipine

• Spanish

What country in SE Asia, formerly known as Siam, was NEVER colonized by European powers?

• Thailand
• Cambodia
• Philippines
• Vietnam