GA Standard 14 USH Imperialism & the Spanish-American War

What was one of the main causes of the Spanish-American War?

• The sinking of the USS Maine

• The bombing of the USS Manila

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• The Cuban Revolution

Why was the annexation of Hawaii in 1898 important?

• It served as an expansion of power and a base of operations in the Pacific Ocean.

• It allowed the US to gain access to the wealth of resources in Hawaii.

• It provided the US with a strategic location to build army bases.

• It gave the US access to the Hawaiian tourist market.

What 3 territories did the United States gain from the Treaty of Paris (1898)?

• Puerto Rico

• Hawaii

• The Philippines

• Cuba

• Guam

What is one reason why the United States adopted imperialist policies (expansionist) at the end of the 1800s or turn of the 20th century?

• Business interests

• To spread socialism and western values

• To gain access to natural resources

• To protect the interests of other countries in the region

Many Americans supported the independence of Cubans because...

• America shared an experience of colonialism with Great Britain. Americans were sympathetic to the shared struggle.

• Americans wanted to expand their own territory in the Caribbean.

• Americans saw the Cuban Revolution as a way to increase their own power in the region.

• Americans wanted to take advantage of the Cuban economy.

Yellow Journalism is

• sensationalistic or biased stories that newspapers present as objective truth.

• a form of media that only publishes positive stories.

• a form of media that only publishes stories from a particular political perspective.

• a form of media that only publishes stories that are not backed up by facts.

What was the Roosevelt Corollary?

• The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903.

• The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Mckinley in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903

• The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903

• The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Woodrow Wilson in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903

Which piece of foreign policy warned the world that interfering in Latin America would mean interfering with the United States?

• The Roosevelt Corollary

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Latin American Doctrine

• The Cuban Doctrine

What was the name of Teddy Roosevelt's volunteer soldiers that became famous for assaulting San Juan Hill in the Spanish American War?

• The Rough Riders

• The Rangers

• The Green Berets

• The Minutemen

What was the most important effect of the Spanish-American War?

• America became an empire by acquiring the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.

• The Spanish-American War led to a significant increase in the United States' military budget.

• The Spanish-American War caused a dramatic shift in the global balance of power.

• The Spanish-American War resulted in a decrease in the number of Spanish colonies in the Caribbean.