Imperialism and the Spanish-American War

Alfred T. Mahan argued:

• to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power
• the burden of the white man is to support and uplift non-whites
• imperialism was not democratic and engaging in it would be hypocritical
• the nation's economic needs could be satisfied from within as the US should avoid risking itself in foreign entanglements

What event sparked the Spanish-American War?

• The sinking of the USS Maine

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

• The construction of the Panama Canal

Who were the key players in the Spanish-American War?

• France and Germany

• United States and Spain

• Mexico and Canada

• United Kingdom and Italy

Americans were concerned about the events in Cuba because:

• Yellow Journalism

• American trade was being threatened

• American plantations were being destroyed by rebel forces
• all of the above

What policy gave the United States justification for helping Cuba?

• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Declaration of Human Rights
• Monroe Doctrine
• Dollar Diplomacy

Which country was granted independence in the Treaty of Paris of 1898 at the end of the Spanish American War?

• Guam
• Cuba
• Philippines 
• Puerto Rico

Who was the Secretary of the Navy that resigned his position to go fight in the Spanish-American War with a group of volunteers known as the Rough Riders?

• Alfred Thayer Mahan
• Walter Reed
• Theodore Roosevelt
• William McKinley

What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?

• muckraking
• yellow journalism
• journalism
• paparazzi

What island did Alfred Thayer Mahan think would be important in fortifying their new Imperial status?

• Cuba
• Guam
• Puerto Rico
• Hawaii

What were the reasons for the annexation of Hawaii by the United States?

• Political alliance with European powers

• Economic interests, military strategic location, and territorial expansion

• Religious missionary efforts

• Desire for cultural exchange