Spanish American War, Annexation of Hawaii, & Panama Canal

What  happened on February 17, 1898 that upset many Americans?

• Theodore Roosevelt became president.
• The USS Maine was sunk near Cuba.
• Upton Sinclair published a book called The Jungle
• The transcontinental railroad was built.

Sanford B. Dole is remembered for having expanded US power by 

• leading troops in the Spanish American War 
• working for annexation of Hawaii as a state 
• passing legislation to increase funding for the navy 
• negotiating treaties with the Philippine gov't 

The US adopted the Open Door policy primarily to 

• spread democracy in Asia 
• secure trade opportunities in China 
• promote immigration to US territories 
• negotiate free trade concessions from Britain 

Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• Luke Skywalker

Which country was granted independence in the Treaty of Paris of 1898 at the end of the Spanish American War?

• Guam
• Cuba
• Philippines 
• Puerto Rico

Which territory did the United States NOT gain direct control of after the Spanish-American War? 

• Puerto Rico
• Cuba
• Philippines 
• Guam

Alfred T. Mahan argued:

• to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power
• the burden of the white man is to support and uplift non-whites
• imperialism was not democratic and engaging in it would be hypocritical
• the nation's economic needs could be satisfied from within as the US should avoid risking itself in foreign entanglements

According to the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the role of the US in the Western Hemisphere? 

• Ok for Europeans to imperialize
• international police force
• allow imperialism in the Americas
• allow European nations to take over

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

• muckraking
• yellow journalism
• journalism
• paparazzi

What was Roosevelt's policy called?

• Dollar Diplomacy
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Sphere of Influence
• Pan-Americanism