Spanish American War / Imperialism

What is Imperialism?

• The takeover of a country for reasons of war

• The takeover of a country by a King

• The takeover of a country for reasons with the intent of dominating the people of that nation

• The takeover of a country for "thier own good" and to force them to speak English

Which of the following is NOT a CAUSE of Imperialism?

• Need for resources to fuel Industrial Revolution

• Economic competition; New markets to sell goods

• Growing Racism

• The need to expand to other countries to find gold

WHich is the BEST definition for Social Darwinism?

• Man is created from lesser species to form social functions

• Survival of the fittest

• The social ramifications of the effects of Darwinism

• He who has the Gold, makes the rules

Name the TWO types of Imperialism discussed in class (PICK 2)

• Colony

• Social Contract

• Protectorate

• Dictatorship

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the Spanish American War?

• Yellow Journalism

• Cuba Attacked the U.S.

• Spanish Detainment Camps

• U.S.S. Maine Explodes in Cuban Bay

Which of the following headline is the BEST example of Yellow Journalism?

• Loose Lips, Sink Ships!

• Russia attacks Ukraine!! U.S. may be next!!!

• Tiger Woods named greatest golfer of all-time!

• 1 Dead, 12 injured in shooting incident!

When war was declared on Cuba, why did the U.S. attack the Phiilippines first?

• The Phillippines really ticked them off!

• U.S. wanted Phillippines for it's oil production

• The Spanish held U.S. soldiers captive there

• To take out much of the Spanish fleet

When the war shifted to Cuba, what was the most famous battle of that war?

• The battle of New Orleans

• The battle of Santiago

• Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders capturing San Juan Hill

• The Battle for Guam

The U.S paid Spain 20 Million dollars for all of the islands below except...

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• Wake

• Midway

The Platt Amendment was used as the Constitution of which island?

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• San Salvador

• The Philippines