Imperialism and America

Identify all of the territories that the United States gained after defeating Spain in the Spanish American War.

• Guam

• Puerto Rico

• Samoa

• Philippines

In 1887 American sugar planters on the Island of Hawaii forced its king to sign a new constitution.

• True

• False

Identify all of the accomplishments of the Theodore Roosevelt.

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Panama Canal

• Purchase of Alaska

• U.S. President

Identify all of the results of the Spanish American War.

• The U.S. emerged as a world power

• Yellow Journalism

• U.S. gained possession of Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

• Protection of economic interest in Spain

• Cuba gained independence from Spain

The United States blamed Cuba for the deadly explosion on the USS Maine in Havana Harbor.

• True

• False

The U.S. was viewed as a world power by the rest of the world after it defeated Spain in the Spanish American War.

• True

• False

"Speak loudly and carry a big stick" was Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy diplomacy motto.

• True

• False

There were U.S. exaggerated news stories about Cuban resistance to Spanish rule.

• True

• False

Identify all of the statements that are true about the Roosevelt Corollary.

• It forced Latin American nations to repay their loans in order to keep European nations from directly intervening in Latin America.

• It forced European nations to repay their loans in order to keep Latin American nations from directly intervening in Europe.

• This gave the U.S. the new role as the international police power in the Eastern Hemisphere.

• This gave the U.S. the new role as the international police power in the Western Hemisphere.

President Roosevelt was willing to use military force or Big Stick Diplomacy if necessary to protect U.S. interest in the Western Hemisphere.

• True

• False