America Becomes an Empire

American battleship that exploded in Cuba.

• USS Roosevelt

• USS Maine

• USS Vermont

When a powerful nation takes over a weaker nation it is practicing

• Capitalism
• Expansionism
• Imperialism
• Isolationism

Roosevelt Corollary is also known as

• Big Stick Policy
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Rough Riders
• Monroe Doctrine

Argued that the economic future of the US depended on gaining new markets abroad and a strong navy for protection

• Alfred T. Mahan
• Queen Liliukalani
• Sanford B. Dole

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

• End the Boxer Rebellion

• Ensure the U.S. had trading rights with China

• Win leaseholds in China

• Establish a sphere of influence

Which country was imperializing Cuba before the US took it over?

• France
• Spain
• Colombia
• Mexico

Which of the following defines Yellow Journalism?

• Writing about bad stuff to cause change

• Exaggerating events to sell newspapers

• Investigative journalism

• Reporting only the truth

Which President featured in the picture fought in the Spanish-American War?

• Upton Sinclair
• Grover Cleveland
• James Garfield
• Teddy Roosevelt

Vocabulary: War fought between the United States and Spain in 1898, in which the Americans supported the Cuban fight for independence

• Spanish–American War

• Monroe Doctrine

• Panama Canal

• Antonio López de Santa Anna

Theodore Roosevelt commanded a cavalry unit in Cuba known as the

• Rough Rollers

• Rough Riders

• Rough Company

• Rough Racers