US Imperialism

The United States acquired Alaska from 

• Spain
• Great Britain
• Japan
• Russia

Which territory was annexed by the US because of the economic value of its sugarcane plantations?

• Alaska
• Midway
• Hawaii
• Samoa

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

• muckraking
• yellow journalism
• journalism
• reporting

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

• Explosion of the USS Arizona
• Sinking of the USS Maine
• Sinking of the Lusitania
• Russia

Choose all territories gained by US as a result of the Spanish American War...

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• Philippines

• Hawaii

President Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy for relations with other countries.

• Moral Diplomacy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Panama Canal

What is imperialism?

• When one country takes over another country
• When one country is allies with another country
• When one country is at war with another country
• all of these options

Why was Alaska called "Seward's folly"?

• Americans didn't own a territory so far north
• It was a frozen wasteland with no resources
• U.S. had already annexed Samoa, and didn't need another territory
• Thought two-cents an acre was too expensive

Which US president pledged not to become involved in European affairs?

• Jefferson
• Washington
• T. Roosevelt
• A. Jackson

Why did the United States acquire Hawaii?

• The US wanted volcanoes

• To use the islands as a naval base, and for its sugar

• to create a naval base during World War II

• to assist Queen Liliuokalani take control of the islands