Imperialism Review

The U.S. declared war on Spain after the explosion of this ship in the harbor of Havana.

• Maine

• Ohio

• California

• Iowa

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Spanish-American War?

• USS Maine explodes

• Protect American business in Cuba

• Yellow Journalism

• America supporting Spanish rule of Cuba

The country of Cuba was once a colony of this country.

• Italy

• Portugal

• Spain

• Germany

All of the following were reasons for countries to partake in imperialism EXCEPT

• to gain resources

• to learn about other cultures

• to create naval bases

• to expand territory

What is the practice of printing exaggerated stories called?

• isolationism

• yellow journalism

• colonialism

• Pulitzer and Hearst

Who was the president during the Spanish-American War?

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

All of the following are territories gained by the United States after the Spanish-American War EXCEPT:

• Cuba

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• The Philippines

The purchase of Alaska was known as...

• Wilson's Folly

• Roosevelt's Folly

• Hayward's Folly

• Seward's Folly

The United States forced this island nation to become a state to gain access to Pearl Harbor.

• Guam

• Cuba

• Hawaii

• Midway Island

What action was a result of the Spanish-American War?

• The US became a world power

• The US was weakened

• The US granted independence to Cuba

• McKinley prevented European countries from interfering in the Americas