Imperialism Review

The practice of stronger nations extending their control over weaker countries and territories is

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

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

This cartoon is an example of:

• Miitarism

• Yellow Journalism

• Black Journalism

• Alliances

What were the two main locations of fighting during the Spanish-American War?

• Alaska and Hawaii

• Puerto Rico and Guam

• Cuba and the Philippines

• Spain and the United States

Which policy gave US the right to be the "policemen of the Western Hemisphere"

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Good Neighbor Policy

• Open Door Policy

• Marshall Plan

Why did Theodore Roosevelt help support a revolt against Columbia?

• Columbia refused to comply with trade agreements

• He wanted to establish a naval base in Columbia

• He wanted to establish a colony in Columbia

• He wanted to build the Panama Canal

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

This gave every country equal access to trade with China.

• Boxer Rebellion

• Open Door Policy

• Modernization

• Sphere of Influence

What was the event that ignited the Spanish-American War?

• Explosion of the USS Arizona
• Sinking of the USS Maine
• Sinking of the Lusitania
• Russia

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.