Imperialism Review

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

The explosion on the USS Maine started...

• WWI

• WWII

• Spanish American War

• Mexican American War

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

The _______________ was a foreign policy statement issued in 1823 stating that the U.S. would oppose any intervention by European nations to control nations in the Western Hemisphere.

• Monroe Doctrine

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

• Treaty of Paris

The Roosevelt Corollary was related to what prior foreign policy?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Big Stick Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy

Why did the US acquire Hawaii, create the Open Door Policy, and fight in the Spanish-American War?

• to establish military alliances with other nations

• to gain overseas resources & become a global power

• to begin the policy of manifest destiny

• to support Isolationism

Why was the Panama Canal so essential to the growing strength of the United States?

• It made the slave trade move more easily from It made the slave trade move more easily from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

• It helped the United States take over Japan.

• It allowed the United States to transport navy and merchant ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans much quicker.

• It made Panama a U.S. territory and eventually a state of the union.

Which of the following factors contributed to the Boxer Rebellion?

• poor treatment of foreigners by Chinese leaders

• the breaking of the alliances between Russia and China

• Chinese nationalists' anger at their Emperor for foreign involvement in the country

• American socialism and its effects on China

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

• End the Boxer Rebellion

• Ensure equal trading rights with China

• Win leaseholds in China

• Establish a sphere of influence in China