US Age of Imperialism Review

"A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force" is known as

• Pacifism

• Annexation

• Imperialism

• Bureaucracy

Drag the label to the correct location of each country

a

b

c

d

e

Panama

China

Hawaii

Philippines

Cuba

How was each country or territory related to the United States?

• Puerto Rico

• Annexed by the US, and became the 50th US state

• Cuba

• Captured by the US after the Spanish-American War, and remained a US territory until after World War II

• Hawaii

• Became an independent country after the Spanish-American War

• China

• US insisted on an "open door policy" for trade

• Philippines

• Won by the US in the Spanish-American War, and is still a US territory today

Who led the Philippine insurrection (rebellion) against the United States?

• Emilio Aguinaldo

• John Hay

• Jose Marti

• Manuel Quezon

The type of journalism that stirred used bold images and headlines to stir up fear and anger was called

• Investigative Journalism

• Muckraking

• Yellow Journalism

• Red Journalism

After the USS Maine​ exploded in ​ (a)   Harbor, Us newspapers immediately blamed ​ (b)   , leading to widespread American​ (c)   for war

• Havana
• Spain
• support
• opposition
• Cuba
• Philippines

The Spanish-American War of 1898 was fought primarily in two countries:​ (a)   and ​the ​ (b)  

• Cuba
• China
• Spain
• Philippines

Which US President fought in the Spanish-American War?

• Grover Cleveland

• Teddy Roosevelt

• William McKinley

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

For each reason that Americans supported imperialism, sort it into economic, ideological (beliefs), or military reasons

Groups:

(a) Economic

,

(b) Ideological (Beliefs)

,

(c) Military

• Places like Hawaii and Cuba were great environments for growing sugarcane

• Asian territories could make it easier to trade with China

• Belief that western countries had a "divine destiny" to spread out and conquer the world

• European countries having colonies in the Americas could be a military threat to the US

• Hawaii offered a strategic spot for US navy ships to refuel in the Pacific

• New territories would open up new markets for US goods

• The idea that non-white people were not capable of governing themselves

• Belief that western societies had a "responsibility" to "civilize" other countries

The Boxer Rebellion in China was an attempt to

• Control the trade of sugar in the Pacific

• Get American support for the war against Japan

• Seize Hawaii from the US

• Expel all foreigners from the country