US Imperialism & Spanish-American War

During the Spanish-American War, what island did we free from Spain

• Philippine Islands

• Panama Canal

• Hawaiin Islands

The U.S. gained territory in the __________ after the Spanish-American War.

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Gulf of Mexico

Why did the U.S. expand territorial claims in the Pacific?

• Secure Farms

• Secure Prisioners

• Secure Natural Resources

The U.S. secured territories in the Pacific to gain ___________.

• Strategic Military Positions

• Jobs for Immigrants

• New Companies

The U.S. _________ Hawaii.

• Annexed

• Bought

• Blew Up

What word best describes the results of the Spanish-American War.

• Isolationism

• Imperialism

• Interventionism

President Teddy Roosevelt said the following action can be justified according to the Monroe Doctrine.

• U.S. can establish a presence in Europe

• U.S. can intervene to protect the Western Hemisphere

• U.S. can isolate from the rest of the world.

The American Anti-Imperialist League, 1899 was against _______________

• Purchasing Alaska

• Freeing Cuba

• Taking the Philippines

What island did we acquire/annex for strategic military purpose?

• Guam

• Hawaii

• Puerto Rico

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt's preventive intervention policy is also known as

"talk softly and carry at _________"

• Big Stick

• Big Axe

• Big Club