U.S. History Unit 3 Review

What was the ultimate purpose of building the Panama Canal?

• to decrease trade with other countries

• to decrease the exposure of yellow fever of US soldiers in Cuba

• to be in compliance with the Platt Amendment

• To make it easier to move ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Policy held by Teddy Roosevelt in foreign affairs; Use military force only when necessary; a way to intimidate countries without actually harming them.

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Open Door Policy

What brought Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines under U.S. control?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Treaty of Waitangi

• Spanish-American War

• Boxer Rebellion

Based on the ideas promoted in the cartoon, what was the driving factor in American imperialism?

• Belief in the cultural superiority of the Anglo-Saxon race.

• The United States' desire for military strength.

• American businesses' desire for new economic markets.

• Encouraging assimilation of "New" Immigrants.

China never fully came under European control, but rather parts called ___________ were.

• boundaries of possession

• Realms of Control

• Sphere's of Influence

• Area's of Control

The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.

• superior to other cultures
• misunderstood by Americans
• the oldest culture in the world
• a replica of Ancient Greek culture

Match the following

• Hawaii

• Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan

• intervene in Latin America

• Territory needed to build a canal

• Panama

• Territory that was gained after the overthrow of a Monarch

• Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines

• Territories gained by the Spanish American War

• Overseas Expansion

• Dollar Diplomacy

Why was 'yellow journalism' so successful?

• It appealed to a mass audience with dramatic stories and images

• It focused only on factual, well-researched reports

• It ignored politics and focused on entertainment

• It was endorsed by the U.S. government

Answer explanation

Remember Yellow Journalism appeals to your emotions. They will purposely word it so that it sounds worse than it really is. The point of yellow journalism is to manipulate people into thinking we need to do something.

What was the primary effect of yellow journalism during the Spanish-American War?

• It helped calm tensions between the U.S. and Spain

• It fueled American public support for war against Spain

• It caused Spain to withdraw from Cuba peacefully

• It led to the decline of newspapers

Answer explanation

• Remember Yellow Journalism exaggerated facts and it made the public freak out about the sinking of the USS Maine.

The U.S. didn't know if it was Spain's fault, but the media framed it in a way that the public assumed it was Spain and called for war.

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation