Growing World Power (Imperialism) Era

Name 2 causes of Spanish-American War:

The Spanish-American War helped establish America as a

world (a)   power

Name the 3 Reasons for Expansionism:

Who advocated for overseas expansion by

growing the U.S. Navy

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Alfred Thayer Mahan

• Woodrow Wilson

• Henry Cabot Lodge

Which state was forced annexation by the U.S.; this was supported by S.B. Dole

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• Puerto Rico

• South Dakota

This was gained by U.S. after the Spanish-American War

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• Puerto Rico

• South Dakota

__________ Canal – U.S. saw need for canal during Spanish-American

War, obtained land by Roosevelt’s “___ ________" policy, more efficient

travel time for navy and businesses

(a)  

A few of the causes of WWI were the rise of militarism and the assassination of ___________ _______________

(a)  

Soldiers fought from trenches with machine

guns resulting in a stalemate, tanks and poison gas were used to try

and break stalemate during WWI.

• True

• False

Germany tried to ally with Spain and

resulted in the U.S. withdrawing their position of neutrality during WWI.

• True

• False