America Emerges as a World Power

How did Alaska become part of the U.S.?

• Alaskans voted to become American.

• Alaska was purchased from Russia.

• Alaska was given to U.S. after a war with Spain.

• Alaska's government was taken over by the U.S.

Americans became interested in Alaska

• as a good place to grow cotton.

• after gold was discovered there.

• until they realized that it had a few natural resources.

• because it was so close to Russia.

How did Hawaiian Islands become part of the U.S.?

• Hawaii was purchased from Russia.

• Hawaii was given to U.S. after a war with Spain.

• Hawaiians voted to become Americans.

• Hawaii's government was taken over by the U.S.

The American battleship__________________ was sent to the island's capital city, Havana, to show that we would help support Cuba in their fight for independence.

Exaggerated news reports, known as _________________ __________________ were used to rally support for the U.S. to fight against Spain.

Which of these events led Congress to declare war on Spain?

• The American settlers revolted against Queen Liliuokalani.

• The U.S. Navy ship Maine exploded in Cuban harbor.

• Alaska became a U.S. territory.

• Roosevelt wanted to build the Panama Canal.

What was Theodore Roosevelt's role in the Spanish-American War of 1898?

• He argued against American imperialism.

• He formed the Rough Riders, and joined with the Buffalo Soldiers to defeat the Spanish in Cuba, forcing an early end to the war.

• He fought in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish-American War and was defeated by the Spanish fleet.

• He did not want the Americans to add colonies and become an empire.

What was one result of the Spanish-American War?

• Spain gave Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam to the United States.

• The United States gave Hawaii and Alaska to Spain.

• Cuba and Panama became U.S. territories.

• The U.S. built the Panama Canal.

Which two areas gained by the U.S. in the Spanish-American War remain U.S. possession today?

• Guam and Cuba

• Puerto Rico and Guam

• Puerto Rico and The Philippines

• Cuba and The Philippines

Which of these were U.S. territories at the turn of the century (late 1800's)?

• Columbia, Panama, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines

• Russia, Spain, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico

• Cuba, Panama, Spain, Russia, and Alaska

• Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam