Imperialism

Countries want to use imperialism to gain colonies for all of the following reasons except

• gain new resources

• show their power

• learn about other cultures

• spreading their greatness

Buying Alaska was beneficial to the U.S. when what was found there?

• a new river connecting the oceans

• New types of weapons

• a faster route to Asia

• Natural resources, like gold, timber and oil

Which of these would best describe how Hawaii became part of the United States.

• The Queen was removed and then Hawaii added

• Hawaii has always been part of the U.S.

• U.S. added it after the Boxer Rebellion

• Won it during the Spanish American War

Which was not a reason the U.S. wanted to get involved in the Spanish-American War?

• to gain colonies with a Pacific port

• the U.S.S. Maine exploded

• to build the Panama Canal

• the Spanish were being mean in Cuba

What was the event that started the Spanish-American War?

• explosion of the U.S.S. Maine

• Boxer Rebellion in China

• Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• Spanish colonization in Alaska

How did the U.S. benefit from winning the Spanish American War?

• adopted Spanish as a second language

• won colonies, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines

• Got control of the Panama Canal

• Added new states from Asia

When newspapers exaggerate the stories to get more readers it is called....

• Yellow Journalism

• Carpetbagging

• Muckraking

• Freeloading

When one country takes control of another for economic, political or military gain it is called?

• Colonialism

• Imperialism

• Manifest Destiny

• Nationalism

What country owned the isthmus of Panama

• Colombia

• Panama

• Philipines

• Japan

Why did the U.S. want to build the Panama Canal?

• To allow Canada and Mexico to be connected easier

• In order to take over and gain more territory for the U.S.

• For shorter travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• Because it allowed the U.S. to gain more pineapples