PMHS Exam #2

What U.S. Admiral advocated a stronger navy and overseas colonies to become a world power?

• Alfred T. Mahan

• William Howard Taft

• Sanford Dole

• George Dewey

Sanford Dole became the president of what Pacific Island chain after U.S. Marines overthrew their queen?

• Hawai'i

• Indonesia

• Marianas

• Philippines

Select THREE territories the U.S. acquired according to the Treaty of Paris after the Spanish-American War.

• Guam

• Philippines

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• Dominican Republic

What was the overall effect of the U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War? (SELECT two answers)

• The U.S. lost its influence in the Caribbean.
• The war had no significant impact on U.S. foreign policy.
• The U.S. became a world power and expanded its territories.

• The U.S. focused solely on domestic issues after the war.
• The U.S. spent more money on the Navy

Cause of the Spanish-American War; warship that exploded in Havana Harbor, killing 260 Americans; blamed on the Spanish

• U.S.S. Maine

• U.S.S. Alabama

• U.S.S. Arizona

• U.S.S. Texas

Cause of the Spanish-American War; sensational or exaggerated headlines used to sell more papers; used by Hearst & Pulitzer

• Yellow Journalism

• De Lome Letter

• Satire

• Editorial Journalism

Select TWO ECONOMIC effects of the Spanish-American War.

• access to natural resources & overseas markets

• growth of U.S. commerce & influence

• decreased spending on the U.S. Navy

• trade embargo with Cuba

Select TWO effects of the construction of the Panama Canal.

• shorter travel distance between coasts by ship

• more efficient trade with Europe & Asia

• led to declaration of war against Spain

• led to the annexation of Hawai'i

Commander of the Rough Riders

Panama Canal

Gunboat Diplomacy

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Alfred Thayer Mahan

• Woodrow Wilson

• Sanford Dole

Federal agency that manages all national parks to conserve the environment

• National Park Service

• Federal Trade Commission

• NAWSA

• NAACP