8324 US Imperialism: Hawaii and Alaska

The author of this statement would most likely have supported the United States policy of

• containment

• Manifest Destiny

• sectionalism

• isolationism

What is imperialism?

• When one country takes over another country

• When one country is at war with another country

• When one country is allies with another country

• all of the above

Choosing to stay out of the affairs of other countries is called what?

• Separatism

• Isolationism

• Manifest Destiny

• Imperialism

Folly means

• taking over other countries to influence their government

• a mistake

• false new stories

• to add on

The purchase of Alaska became known as Seward's Folly.

• True

• False

Discovery of which natural resources helped to spark change in how the purchase of Alaska was viewed?

• gold

• iron

• timber

• fish

Annex means

• taking over other countries to influence their government

• a mistake

• false new stories

• to add on

In __, sugar planters staged a rebellion.  It was annexed into the US in 1898. 

• Japan 
• Hawaii 
• Panama
• China  

Who was the leader of Hawaii when the American businesses over threw the government?

• Queen Liliokahlani

• Sanford Dole

• Jose Marti

• Emilio Zapata

Why did the United States acquire Hawaii?

• The US wanted volcanoes

• To use the islands as a naval base, and for its sugar

• to create a naval base during World War II

• to assist Queen Liliuokalani take control of the islands