2024-25 Imperialism, Spanish-American War, and WWI Assessment CP

Cuba tried for years to get its freedom from

• France
• Spain
• Puerto Rico

President McKinley sent the USS Maine to

• bomb Havana
• rescue the Cubans
• protect Americans in Cuba

After the Spanish-American War, the United States gained control of all the following countries EXCEPT

• Guam
• Puerto Rico
• Cuba

In 1903, the United States helped Panama break free from

• Colombia
• Mexica
• Brazil

The United States first tried to make a deal with _____________ to build a canal.

• Colombia
• Panama
• Argentina

The document that freed Cuba and ended the Spanish-American War was

• Caribbean Islands Accord
• Treaty of Paris
• Havana Safe Haven Act

Ruling over foreign countries is called

• isolationism
• imperialism
• socialism

Pineapples and ____________ were 2 money-making resources that Hawaii had.

• sugar cane
• molasses
• indigo

True or false: Before annexing Hawaii, Hawaii already had an established government.

• True
• False

Which event is often considered the catalyst for the Spanish-American War?

• Sinking of the USS Maine
• Battle of Manila Bay
• Bombing of Pearl Harbor