Imperialism

The policy of a larger, more powerful nation taking over a smaller, weaker nation is

• Imperialism

• nationalism

• exploration

Which two were things Industrialized countries needed from those areas they imperialized?

• raw materials and markets

• markets and government positions

• raw materials and trade routes

The explosion on the USS Maine started...

• WWI

• WWII

• Spanish American War

• Mexican American War

What had a large influence on the opinion of US citizens regarding the Spanish American War?

• Yellow Journalism

• Fake News

• Presidential speeches

• Congressional legislation

Choose all territories gained by US as a result of the Spanish American War...

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• Philippines

• Hawaii

What was the significance of building a canal in Panama?

• it would take territory away from the Spanish empire

• it would allow easier economic and military access to and from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• it would make it easier for the US to invade countries in South America

• it would allow the US to control worldwide trade

What territory did the US gain control of as a result of the Platt Amendment?

• Cuba

• Guam

• Hawaii

• Guantanamo Bay

Leader of Hawaii when the American businesses over threw the government by surrounding her throne at gunpoint.

• Sanford Dole
• Queen Liliokahlani
• Queen Kalakaua  
• Jose Marti

 How did the U.S. get the land for the Panama Canal?

• The U.S. took it with military force.
• Bought it from Colombia for $10 million
• Made a deal with  Panama after the U.S. helped it  gain their independence from Colombia
• The U.S. rented it from Panama

Why did the United States acquire Hawaii?

• The US wanted volcanoes

• To use the islands as a naval base, and for its sugar

• to create a naval base during World War II

• to assist Queen Liliuokalani take control of the islands