Spanish-American War and Imperialism

What is the point of this cartoon? (Check all the boxes that you think need to be checked)

• That uncle Same(The United States) will need a bigger suit

• That the US is gaining territory due to its new Imperialist policies.

• That President McKinley is a pretty good suit maker

• The united states has shifted its foreign policy from Isolationist to Imperialist

Causes of the Spanish American War

• McKinley is a war hawk

• The use of Yellow Journalism

• The sinking of the USS Maine

• The De Lome Letter

All of the following are causes of the Spanish American war except this one.

• Sinking of the USS Maine

• Yellow Journalism

• Cuba attacking the United States

• The De Lomé Letter

What causes of Imperialism does the US follow when they create a base in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor?

• Military

• Cultural Superiority

• Competition

• Markets

How did the Spanish-American War affect the United States' status as a world power?

• It diminished the United States' standing in the world

• It had no significant impact on the United States' global status

• It marked the United States' emergence as a major imperial power

• It led to widespread international condemnation of the United States

What role did yellow journalism play in the Spanish-American War?

• It provided unbiased and accurate reports of the events leading up to the war

• It exaggerated Spanish atrocities and swayed public opinion in favor of war

• It criticized American intervention in Cuba

• It supported Spanish efforts to maintain control over its colonies

What was the primary cause of the Spanish-American War in 1898?

• Economic interests in Asia

• The explosion of the USS Maine

• The annexation of Hawaii

• Conflicts over the border of Alaska

What was the main effect of the Spanish-American War on the United States' territorial possessions?

• Loss of Alaska

• Acquisition of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

• Annexation of Hawaii

• Expansion into South America

What was the Platt Amendment?

• It allowed the United States to annex the Philippines

• It ended the Spanish-American War

• It restricted Cuba's sovereignty and allowed the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs

• It granted independence to Puerto Rico

What was the Teller Amendment?

• It granted the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs

• It declared that the United States could not annex Cuba

• It ended the Spanish-American War

• It allowed the United States to establish a military base in Cuba