Unit 4 - Topic 1 (US Imperialism) Pre-Assessment

An economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations.

• Colony

• Imperialism

• Annex

• Empire

All the following were reasons for US imperialism except:

• to develop closer relations with European nations

• need for more natural resources

• need for new markets to sell goods

• fear of running out of land to settle

Hostility towards Spain increased as Americans were persuaded by _____________, which is a style of newspaper reporting that emphasizes sensational news.

• Muckraking

• Yellow Fever

• Yellow Journalism

• Wall Street Journal

The ________________ was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine and enabled the United States to intervene in Latin American countries struggling with unstable conditions.

• Yellow Journalism

• Great White Fleet

• Rough Riders

• Roosevelt Corollary

An _________________ for trade allowed the United States and other nations to trade “openly” with the Chinese and other countries.

• Closed Door Policy

• Open Door Policy

• Roosevelt Corollary

• American Expansionist

As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in

• The Hawaiian Islands

• Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

• Samoa

• Panama

8. U.S. becomes this after the Spanish-American War

• Annexed by Spain
• A monarchy
• A dictatorship
• An imperial/world power

Those who felt that imperialism violated the basic principles of which the United States was founded are known as the .

• Avengers

• American Anti-Imperialist League

• American Protectorate League

• Spheres of Influence

1898- It lasted only 4 months. This was the end of Spain's colonial empire and the emergence of the US as a world power,

• Sinking of the USS Maine 
• Boxer Rebellion 
• Dollar Diplomacy 
• Spanish American War 

What ended the Spanish American War and granted the U.S. new territories?

• The Spanish Agreement

• Treaty of Paris 1898

• Treaty of Paris 1776

• The Monroe Doctrine