Imperialism

The explosion on the USS Maine started...

• WWI

• WWII

• Spanish American War

• Mexican American War

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

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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

Who did the U.S. buy Alaska from?

• Cuba
• Germany
• Russia
• Canada

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

Who was the Secretary of the Navy that resigned his position to go fight in the Spanish-American War with a group of volunteers known as the Rough Riders?

• Alfred Thayer
• Walter Reed
• Theodore Roosevelt
• William McKinley

What legislation was passed making sure the United States maintained control over independent Cuba?

• Sherman Treaty

• Platt Amendment

• Spanish-America Treaty

• Roosevelt Amendment