Imperialism

What is domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region

• Imperialism

• Industrialization

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

The view that a nations most "fit" to survive had the right to dominate others

• Dominator

• Survivalist

• Social Darwinism

• Winner

Support for the war against Spain came in part from the __________ practiced by some U. S. newspapers, this means exaggerated journalism.

•  Manifest Destiny 
•  Platt Amendment 
• Teller Amendment
• Yellow Journalism

The __________ was built in Central America to save time and money in commercial and military shipping. 

• Erie Canal
• Grand Canal
• Panama Canal 
• Suez Canal

Which of the following was a major contributor to American Imperialism in the late 1800s? 

• Curiosity about other cultures 
• Desire for new markets for American goods. 
•  Need for spices from the East Indies
• The end of the Civil War.

Which event was a cause of the Spanish-American War?

• The construction of the Panama Canal
• The discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram
• The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
• The discovery of the gold in Spain Telegram

One economic motive for imperialism include _________.

• a desire to spread Christianity

• a need for military bases around the world

• a need for raw materials to be used in factories

• a desire to gain respects from Europe

The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.

• superior to other cultures
• misunderstood by Americans
• the oldest culture in the world
• a replica of Ancient Greek culture

US policy that says the US can trade within any "sphere of influence" in China

• Open-Door Policy
• Colonialism
• Monroe Doctrine
• Roosevelt Corollary