Unit 6: US Imperialism

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

What idea or belief states that Americans have a God-given right to expand west?

• Manifest Destiny
• Imperialism
• Isolationism
• Democracy

What policy gave the United States justification for helping Cuba?

• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Declaration of Human Rights
• Monroe Doctrine
• Dollar Diplomacy

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

Why did the US encourage a Panamanian Revolution against Colombia? 

• to allow nationalism
• to build the Panama Canal
• to spread imperialism
• to enforce the Roosevelt Corollary and establish a naval base

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation

• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize

• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation

• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?

• Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama

• Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba

• Puerto Rico, Panama, Haiti

What was Roosevelt's policy called?

• dollar diplomacy

• Speak softly, carry a big stick policy

• sphere of influence

• Pan-Americanism

What became the rallying cry for people that wanted a war with Spain in Cuba?

• "Fight, Fight, Fight!"

• "Remember the Maine!"

• "Remember the Titanic!"

• "Beat Spain!"

What happened to the United States after the Spanish-American War?

• The United States joined forces with Cuba and controlled all of the island countries in the Caribbean.

• The United States began a war with Mexico.

• The United States became a world power.

• The United States began a war with Canada.