Imperialism

What idea or belief states that Americans have a God-given right to expand west?

• Manifest Destiny
• Imperialism
• Isolationism
• Democracy

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

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The desire and attempt to expand a country’s territory

• patriotism

• expansionism

• nationalism

• colonialism

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

Why did nations want to be imperialistic?

• They wanted prestige among other nations
• They needed more natural resources
• They needed more markets to sell industrial goods
• All of the Above

Before 1898, most American had opposed imperialism. Why did imperialism suddenly become more popular in the US by the end of the century?

• Americans felt it was against the principles of democracy to rule over others.

• Americans wanted to sell goods to new markets and buy raw materials for new industries.

• Americans wanted to rule others because America had once been a British colony.

• Americans feared imperialism would bring the United States into conflict with other powers.

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

• muckraking

• yellow journalism

• journalism

• reporting

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

What were the two main locations of fighting during the Spanish-American War?

• Alaska and Hawaii

• Puerto Rico and Guam

• Cuba and the Philippines

• Spain and the United States

Who was the Secretary of the Navy that resigned his position to go fight in the Spanish-American War with a group of volunteers known as the Rough Riders?

• Alfred Thayer Mahan
• Walter Reed
• Theodore Roosevelt
• William McKinley