The Spanish-American War and American Imperialism

What territory was purchased from Russia in 1867?

• Hawaii

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• Alaska

Which battleship was destroyed in Havana Harbor impacting the start of the Spanish-American war?

• Maine

• America

• Cuba

• Alaska

Uncle Sam represents (a)   in political cartoons.

To add an area of land or territory to another country is

• annex

• USS Maine

• Hawaii

• addition

The answer to a question in the form of a statement

• claim

• evidence

• reasoning

• sourcing

Policy by which on country takes control of another country either directly or through economic or political dominance

• Monroe

• Hawaii

• imperialism

• treaty

Annexed in 1898 after a revolution against Queen Liliuokalani that was assisted by American sugar growers who wanted to protect their businesses. Became a territory in 1900 and a State in 1959.

• Hawaii

• annex

• Cuba

• Spain

Island country in the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. gained control of it in 1898 as a result of the Spanish-American War. Today it is a territory of the U.S. Also known as a commonwealth.

• Spain

• Puerto Rico

• Alaska

• annex

Island country 90 miles from the tip of Florida. The U.S. invaded this country after the USS Maine was destroyed. The U.S. helped this country gain independence from Spain during the Spanish-American War in 1898. 

(a)  

What was the armed conflict that led to the United States to take over the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico and grant Cuba its independence from Spain?

• Philippne American War

• Mexican American War

• WWI

• The Spanish American War