US Imperialism

In regards to foreign wars, Washington advised that the U.S.

• win them all

• remain neutral

• try to end them

• start fights with other countries

Imperialism is...

• Taking over another nation and then leaving them to create their own government

• when a nation decides to go to war with a small nation, usually it ends with a blockade and a victory with ease

• a stronger nation that is usually industrialized and militarily strong takes control of a small nation without industry and governments unstable

• two strong and industrialized nations try to take each other over, and end up in a long war hurting the economies of many other nations.

When one country takes control of another for economic, political or military gain it is called?

• Imperialism

• Colonialism

• Nationalism

• Manifest Destiny

Alaska was purchased from...

• Spain

• Cuba

• Turkey

• Russia

Which incident led to Congress declaring war on Spain?

• explosion of the USS Maine

• assassination of Jose Marti

• capture of San Juan

• Spain occupying Santiago

What year did the Spanish American War take place?

• 1998

• 1898

• 1999

• 1899

What role did the media (yellow journalism) play in the Spanish American War?

• provided the president war powers to declare war on Cuba

• it placed Americans in a foul mood because their newspapers were yellow

• shaped public opinion to go to war

• only covered facts of the events of the war

What territories did the U.S. gain control of at the end of the Spanish American War?

• Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines

• Puerto Rico, Guam, & the Philippines

• Cuba, Brazil, Spain, and Guam

• Costa Rica, Cuba, Puerto Rico

What was a direct result of the U.S. victory in the Spanish American War?

• U.S. gives control of Cuba to Spain

• Spain gains territory in North America

• U.S. loses access to natural resources in South America

• U.S. becomes a World Power

Who played a key part in the annexation of Hawaii? 

• Sanford B. Dole

• Alfred T. Mahan

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Jose Marti