Imperialism

Imperialism is

• a policy that protects other nations from war

• a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.

  
  

• the definition of a neutral nation

• a term describing nations who mind their own business

Define the White Man's Burden

• Treating everyone with respect and equality

• Riding the world of Infidels

• European countries had to spread their culture and religion to those less civilized

• Spreading a love for country music

Define Annexation

• acquiring something by conquest or occupation

• giving territory to another nation

• granting rights to newly acquired territories

• taking rights from newly acquired immigrants

What happened in the Spanish American War?

• The U.S. defended Cuba

• The U.S. acquired Guam

• The U.S. established itself in the Pacific

• All of these

What kind of journalism is sensationalized, biased, and reported simply to attract readers?

• Biased Journalism

• Yellow Journalism

• Broadcast Journalism

• Sports Journalism

What allowed the U.S. to intervene in Cuba and control a naval base in Guantanamo Bay?

• Spanish-American War

• Philippine-American War

• Platt Amendment

• White Man's Burden

What caused the Philippine-American War?

• The Philippines wanted help from the U.S.

• The Philippines wanted independence from the U.S.

• The Spanish still controlled the Philippines

• The Philippines ran out of food

What was the main purpose of building the Panama Canal?

• To invest 400 million dollars in Panama

• To control the country of Columbia

• To make a faster route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

• To build boats

In 1899 the Open Door Policy allowed all nations to trade in what country?

• The United States

• Japan

• Philippines

• China

A foreign policy that said European Countries should not interfere in affairs with the U.S. or the west

• Platt Amendment

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Monroe Doctrine

• Big Stick Diplomacy