Spanish American War and US Imperialism

Which is the most appropriate definition for empire?

• When one state rules over the entire world.

• The ruling organization that controls the universe, Darth Vader is a prominent leader.

• When one state rules over one or more other states largely to gain economic and political power.

• The ruling organization that controls how the United States decided to deal with the Philippines and Cuba after the Spanish American War.

In the late 1800s the process of building your empire was know as....

• Authoritarianism

• Communism

• Racism

• Imperialism

Which of the following was NOT a way in which the USA and Russia were similar in the 1800s?

• Both sought to conquer large swaths (areas) of territory.

• Both sought to spread the ideas of freedom

• Both sought to subjugate (control) native peoples living in the land recently conquered

• Both sought to use the natural resources on newly acquired territorial lands.

What is the primary driving force behind the process of Imperialism?

• Economic benefits

• Political benefits

• Social benefits

• Environmental benefits

Which of the following best describes Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan's argument?

• To be a great power in the world you needed the largest army in the world.

• To be a great power in the world you needed to control the oceans by having a strong navy to control shipping pathways across the world.

• To be a great power in the world you needed the proper ideology, such as America's ideology of freedom and equality.

• To be a great power in the world you needed to be lucky and not much else.

Which of the following were reasons that the USA was interested in annexing Hawaii? (there could be more than one answer)

• Could establish a coal station to refuel ships.

• Pineapple plantations were a good business

• Americans were obsessed with great vacation spots

• America was not interested in annexing Hawaii

According to this video which two reasons were the most likely reasons for the US war against Spain?

• To gain territory

• In response to the explosion of the USS Maine

• American hated the Spanish

• To stabilize the economy

What was the primary reason the USA was so interested in keeping the Philippines as an American territory?

• Expanded borders made them more powerful

• Made trade easier with China and the rest of Asia

• The Philippines had natural resources that the USA did not.

• Americans were looking for new vacation spots

True or False: Americans were initially welcomed into the Philippines, but when it became apparent the US was not going to grant independence, Filipinos rebelled.

• True

• False

According to the Crash Course video what was the dominant factor driving Imperialism

• Racism

• World Domination

• Trade and New Markets

• Political Ideology