US Foreign Policy & Spanish American War

FIRST Policy telling Europe to stay out of the Americas

• Monroe Doctrine

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Domestic Policy

• Imperialism

What country declared their independence from Spain, which eventually started the Spanish-American War?

• Cuba

• The Philippines

• Guam

• Puerto Rico

What helped gain support for the Spanish-American War in the United States (select all that apply)?

• Yellow Journalism

• The Spanish atrocities in Cuba

• The destruction of the USS Maine

• The push for Prohibition

Which territories were gained by the United States following victory in the Spanish-American War (select all the apply)?

• Guam

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• The Philippines

What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?

• muckraking

• yellow journalism

• journalism

• reporting

Economic motives 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 glory

What was the event that ignited the Spanish-American War?

• Explosion of the USS Arizona
• Sinking of the USS Maine
• Sinking of the Lusitania
• Russia

Alfred T. Mahan expressed what opinion in his book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"?

• Nation benefited from a strong navy and overseas bases
• Panama Canal construction increased naval traffic and benefited all Central American countries
• US government increased foreign trade by providing businesses more incentives to build ships
• US government placed too much emphasis on modernizing navy instead army

What is being depicted in this cartoon?

• President Roosevelt's foreign policy
• President Taft's diplomacy
• Panama Canal policy
• Treaty of Paris 1898 acquisitions

Who serves as chief diplomat and Commander-in-Chief?

• Secretary of State

• President

• Vice President

• House Speaker