Imperialism Review

Why did many industrialized or advanced countries want to takeover less advanced countries during the period of imperialism?

• For better climate and cleaner environment

• To create a democratic government

• To teach the local population about recycling

• To claim or takeover natural resources and a new market for their goods

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

The idea of evolution in which the strong will survive that was applied to society was called.

• Sphere of Influence

• Social Darwinism

• White Man's Burden

• Protectorate

The white man's burden is illustrated in this picture. What was the white man's burden?

• that whites were superior and it was their duty or responsibility to help the inferior people of the world

• the white man's struggle to cook dinner

• The title of a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe

• The endless journey of trying to improve

The Teller Amendment stated that the United States...

• would go to war with Spain again to protect newly independent Cuba.

• would not annex Cuba and allow them to control their own government.

• would provide $50 million to prepare for war with Spain.

• assumed control over newly independent Cuba and would annex it.

Which statement is the most accurate when examining the reason why the United States went to war with Spain in the Spanish-American War?

• The United States had business interests in Spain, plus the sinking of the USS Arizona and the rise in "war fever" that was spread across the nation due to political cartoons.

• The United States had business interests in Cuba, plus the sinking of the USS Maine and the rise in "war fever" that was spread across the nation due to yellow journalism.

• The United States was looking to attack Spain for years in order to gain a Sphere of Influence in Spain.

• The United States wanted to remove the Columbians from Panama in order to build the Panama Canal.

The United States annexed Hawaii and Alaska, what does annex mean?

• to make part of the country

• to use tax dollars in their ability to mass produce pineapples for mainland America

• to withdraw from their help of the native people

• America wanted young people to have to option to one day go to the University of Hawaii

Why was the Panama Canal so important?

• Faster trade route to get from the Atlantic to the Pacific and vice versa

• It allowed for the United States to protect itself from Spanish retaliation

• It kept Panama independent from Colombia

• It caused political unrest and violence later on over control of the canal

Which country rebelled against the US after the Spanish American War led by Emilo Aguinaldo because they were promised independence but not granted?

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• Philippines

• Cuba

What is social darwinism?

• Survival of the fittest in society
• The idea that some races are better than others
• The idea that you need to "civilize" other cultures
• all of these options

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9