Imperialism Review

Our policy to force China to trade with the empires of the world...

• Imperialism

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Open Door Policy

• Big Stick Policy

The Kingdom of Hawaii was annexed by the US for what reason?

• Great locations for tropical resorts.

• The local residents needed help to prevent the spread of poverty & disease.

• The location was strategically valuable to both military & business leaders

• Local rulers wanted financial aid to rebuild after a natural disaster.

Teddy Roosevelt's idea that if diplomacy fails with a nation, we will use our military to get our way

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Latin American Policy

• Missionary Diplomacy

Which territory was NOT acquired as a result of our victory in the Spanish-American War, 1898?

• Guam

• Puerto Rico

• Philippines

• Hawaii

What was the immediate cause of the Spanish American War?

• Explosion of the USS Maine

• Yellow Journalism

• Sympathy for Cubans

• Atrocities of Spanish generals in Cuba

What was NOT a reason for U.S imperialism?

• a desire for new markets & raw materials

• the closing of the western frontier

• Social Darwinism

• unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany

T or F: Dollar Diplomacy helped the U.S influence Latin American countries & boost our economy

• True

• False

Why was the building of the Panama canal so important?

• It reduced the spread of communism in Latin American countries.

• It resulted in the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

• It reduced travel times between the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans (+ for trade)

• Created tension between the US & Latin American countries over immigration

True or False: The Roosevelt Corollary stated the US would intervene in Latin American affairs (also to keep out Europe)

• True

• False