American Imperialism Review

The Panama Canal created a water route that connected the…

• Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea

• Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

In 1904, President Roosevelt issued a statement, which piggy-backed off of the Monroe Doctrine by stating that the U.S. would use military force as a police power to protect Latin America from the rest of the world.

• Monroe Doctrine

• Open Door Policy

• Good Neighbor Policy

• Roosevelt Corollary

Theodore Roosevelt's analogy to describe his policy of negotiating peacefully with foreign nations while simultaneously building up a powerful military.

• Whisper gently and wield a large weapon.

• Yell loudly and brandish a small twig.

• Murmur softly and hold a massive club.

• Speak softly and carry a big stick.

President William H. Taft's policy of paying off the debts of Latin American countries in order to keep European nations from intervening in Latin America.

• Monroe Doctrine

• Open Door Policy

• Good Neighbor Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

Extremely lucrative and very large farms established by American settlers in the Kingdom of Hawaii.

• sugar plantations

• pineapple orchards

• prune groves

• Cherry pits

the political, military, and economic domination of stronger nations over weaker territories.

• imperialism

• foreign policy

• racial superiority

• social darwinism

the BELIEF that a country should grow larger by adding territory

• expansionism

• humanitarianism

• anarchy

• annexation

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the US went to war against Spain?

• to enslave the Cubans

• to defend Cuban freedom

• to avenge the sinking of the USS Maine

• to protect American business

American businessmen who forced the Hawaiian king to transfer almost all political power to them in what became known as the Bayonet Constitution.

• Hawaiian League

• American League

• Justice League

• Sugar League

True of False. Hawaii was annexed to the United States of America under President McKinley.

• True

• False