America Builds An Empire - U.S. History EOC Review

A type of writing that sensationalized events of the Spanish American War to sell more newspapers

• Yellow Journalism

• Investigative Journalism

• Journalism

• Case study research

Which numbered territory did the United States gain by winning the Spanish American War?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following is the best title for this list?

• Issues Contributing to the Outbreak of World War I

• Principal Reasons for U.S. entry into World War II

• Consequences of the Twentieth-Century European Isolationism

• Economic Rivalries Between Cold War Superpowers

Which geographic factor played a role in the construction of the Panama Canal?

• Workers faced heavy attacks by Panamanian nationalists

• Heavy rains and mountainous terrain led to frequent mud slides

• Cutting through the bedrock had to be done without heavy machinery

• Similar elevations of the Atlantic and Pacific allowed for swift construction

Which foreign policy made loans to Latin American countries?

• Big Stick Policy

• Platt Amendment

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Imperialism

The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a turning point in American foreign policy because the United States-.

• Developed a plan for peaceful coexistence 
• Emerged as a new world power 
• Pledged neutrality in future European conflicts
• Refused to become a colonial power

The cartoon depicts Woodrow Wilson calling on Congress to-

• ratify the Treaty of Versailles

• issue a declaration of war against Germany

• authorize the use of funds to support Russian revolutionaries

• enact trade sanctions against Germany

Why were the Espionage Act of 1917 and the

Sedition Act of 1918 used by President Woodrow

Wilson's administration during World War I?

• to silence critics of the war effort

• to put German Americans in camps

• to remove communists from government

  positions

• to discourage congressional support for the war

  effort

Which event is related to the territory shown on

the map?

• The United States agreed to pay Colombia for

  the rights to Panamanian holdings on the

  isthmus

• The United States backed a revolution in

  Panama against Colombian rule

• The United States sent marines into several

  Central American countries

• The United States received rights to build a

  canal across Nicaragua

Economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations. Called for the U.S. to annex these islands as new overseas colonies. 

• Isolationism 
• Imperialism 
• Anti-Imperialism 
• Nationalism