American Expansion and the Spanish-American War

What is the definition of foreign policy?

• The act of conducting peaceful negotiations between countries.

• Any official plans or actions related to America’s relationship with foreign nations.

• The act of a nation acquiring new territory.

• Foreign policies intended to avoid any participation or interference in the affairs of other nations.

What is the definition of isolationism?

• The act of conducting peaceful negotiations between countries.

• Any official plans or actions related to America’s relationship with foreign nations.

• Foreign policies intended to avoid any participation or interference in the affairs of other nations.

• Foreign policies focused on gaining new territories and expanding the size of a nation.

Which event immediately doubled the size of the United States?

• The Louisiana Purchase

• Annexation of Texas

• The Mexican-American War

• The Alaska Purchase

Which American state was acquired through the Annexation of Texas?

• California

• Arizona

• Utah

• Texas

Which territories did America gain from the Mexican-American War?

• California, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico

• Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado, Texas

• Alaska, California, Arizona, Utah

• New Mexico, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado

Which country did America buy Alaska from?

• France

• Spain

• Russia

• Mexico

What is the purpose of heavily taxing foreign products?

• To encourage people to only 'buy American' and avoid foreign markets.

• To conduct peaceful negotiations between countries.

• To avoid any participation or interference in the affairs of other nations.

• To gain new territories and expand the size of a nation.

What does refusing to sign cooperation treaties with other countries protect the United States from?

• Economic competition

• Civil war

• Foreign immigration

• Conflicts of other nations

What is the purpose of creating heavily defended borders?

• To encourage people to only 'buy American' and avoid foreign markets.

• To avoid any participation or interference in the affairs of other nations.

• To slow or stop foreign immigration to protect American society and culture.

• To gain new territories and expand the size of a nation.

What were the causes of the Spanish-American War?

• Economic competition, civil war in Cuba, civil war in The Philippines, 'Yellow Journalism', sinking of the USS Maine

• Civil war in Cuba, civil war in The Philippines, 'Yellow Journalism', sinking of the USS Maine

• Economic competition, civil war in Cuba, 'Yellow Journalism', sinking of the USS Maine

• Economic competition, civil war in The Philippines, 'Yellow Journalism', sinking of the USS Maine