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How did the land acquisition compare before and after 1870?

• After 1870, land acquisitions reached beyond North American territory.

• After 1870, there was less American support for expansionism.

• Before 1870, land acquisitions were made in order to expand slavery.

• Before 1870, expansionism was done for the purpose of gaining new markets.

What becomes the rally cry for the Spanish-American War?

• "Remember the Maine!"

• "Remember the Alamo!"

• "Remember the Cubans!"

• "Remember Spain!"

The question mark on the map represents:

• Strait of Magellan

• Panama Canal

  
  

• Strait of Gibraltar

  
  

• Suez Canal

  
  

Why was the construction of the Suez Canal important?

• It allowed Europeans easy access to Asia

• It allowed Egyptians easy access to Europe

  
  

• It protected Egypt against invasions from the east

  
  

• It protected Europe against invasions from the South

Describe how the US acquired Hawaii.

• US overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and Hawaii became a US territory in 1898

  
  

• US government won Hawaii in a battle with Japan

  
  

• US won a war with Spain and the US purchased Hawaii for $7 million

  
  

• After Queen Liliuokalani died, the US purchased Hawaii for $20 million

  
  

What is a Protectorate?

• A country giving up their control for the protection of a mother country

  
  

• loyalty and devotion to a nation

  
  

• the action of buying and selling goods and services

  
  

• a country or people that spread or influence by controlling trade in a region

  
  

What happened because of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

• Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.

  
  

• France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly

  
  

• There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers.

  
  

• African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relations with European powers.

Which action did Japanese leaders take directly following the visit of Commodore Perry in 1853?

• They attacked the British navy

  
  

• They increased power of the shogun

  
  

• They allowed the importation of opium into Japan

  
  

• They opened more ports to trade

  
  

What is a Sphere of Influence?

• a country or people that spread or influence by controlling trade in a region

  
  

• European leaders giving power to a local leader to rule in the place of a European leader

  
  

• system of colonial government in which the imperialist power appointed its own officials to govern the colony.

  
  

• A country giving up their control for the protection of a mother country

  
  

Why was the Boer War fought?

• The Boers wanted to take over Cecil Rhodes's gold and diamond mines.

  
  

• The British wanted to control South Africa and it's natural resources.

  
  

• Boer farmers wanted to return to their Dutch homeland.

  
  

• The British Empire wanted the indigenous Africans to govern South Africa.