American Imperialism

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

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

Americans were concerned about the events in Cuba because:

• American lives were at risk there
• American economic investments were being threatened
• American plantations were being destroyed by rebel forces
• all of the above

 What ensured that Cuba would remain tied to the United States?

• Roosevelt Corollary
• Foraker Act
• Anglo-Saxonism
• Platt Amendment

According to the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the role of the US in the Western Hemisphere? 

• Ok for Europeans to imperialize
• international police force
• allow imperialism in the Americas
• allow European nations to take over

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 was Roosevelt's policy called?

• Dollar Diplomacy
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Sphere of Influence
• Pan-Americanism

Why did the US encourage a Panamanian Revolution against Colombia? 

• to allow nationalism
• to build the Panama Canal
• to spread imperialism
• to enforce the Roosevelt Corollary and establish a naval base

What does the term imperialism refer to?

• A policy of giving away a country’s power to another nation as a gift

• A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force

• A policy of trading goods between two states or nations

• A policy in which the government debates over paying someone to purchase another country