USHC 5 Hawaii to Foreign Diplomacy

"Hawaiian Planters Urge American Annexation"

"U.S. and Germany Negotiate for Control of the Samoan Islands"

"US. Gains Control of Wake Island and Guam"

 Which conclusion can best be drawn from these headlines?

 

• The Anti-Imperialist League strongly influenced Congress.

• Respect for native cultures motivated United States foreign policy.

• Construction of a railroad to Alaska was a major policy goal.

• United States territorial expansion increased in the Pacific Ocean.

How did the world's perception of the United States change following the Spanish American War?

• Changed from a country that supported liberty and freedom to an imperial power.

• Changed from a country that supported socialism and communism to democracy

• No change whatsoever

• Changed from a country that was feared to a country that was welcomed.

In which conflict did the United States acquire Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines?

• Mexican-American War

• World War I

• Spanish-American War

• World War II

The United States gained large territories from SPAIN during the Spanish American War. Who was the president during this time?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Theodore Roosevelt
• William McKinley
• Barack Obama

The USS Main exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.

• Cuba
• Guam
• Mexico
• Panama

US occupation of foreign territories does not entitle people to Constitutional rights as US citizens. This concept was established in what court cases?

• Insular

• Marbury

• Imperialism

• San Juan

Emilio Aguinaldo fought for independence in which country that America imperilized?

• Hawaii
• Philippines
• Cuba
• Puerto Rico

Which foreign policy position was held by both President James Monroe and President Theodore Roosevelt?

 

• Trade with other nations should be sharply reduced.

• The United States should follow a policy of isolationism.

• The United States should increase its role in Latin American affairs.

• The United States should send troops to aid revolutionary movements in European nations.

The Kingdom of Hawaii was annexed by the US for what reason?

• Great locations for tropical resorts.

• The local residents needed help to prevent the spread of poverty & disease.

• The location was strategically valuable to both military & business leaders

• Local rulers wanted financial aid to rebuild after a natural disaster.

Teddy Roosevelt's idea that if diplomacy fails with a nation, we will use our military to get our way

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Latin American Policy

• Missionary Diplomacy