American Imperialism

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

• developed a plan for peaceful coexistence

• emerged as a major world power

• pledged neutrality in future European conflicts

• refused to become a colonial power

Economic motives for imperialism include _________.

• a desire to spread Christianity
• a need for military bases around the world
• a need for raw materials to be used in factories
• a desire to gain glory

Which of the following would NOT be an argument used by an anti-imperialist?

• Imperialism over-extends countries so they can't take care of their own people.

• Imperialism is expensive- running foreign governments and providing armies.

• Imperialism takes away a people's rights to self government.

• Imperialism is necessary to spread democracy.

Following the defeat of Spain in the Spanish-American War, the United States assumed political control over which country with the passage of the Platt Amendment?

• Puerto Rico

• the Philippines

• Cuba

• Hawaii

What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?

• Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama, Colombia

• Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba

• Puerto Rico, Panama, Hawaii, Spain

Why was the Philippines so important to the United States?

• The US needed it for sugar plantations

• The US needed it to protect the Panama Canal

• It wasn't important, the Filipinos wanted to be part of the US

• The US needed it for its proximity to China's raw materials and new markets

The belief that the United States was destined to control the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific is best described as _________________.

• Protestant Reformation

• Gilded Age

• Manifest Destiny

• The Crusades

The belief that it was the job of the US and other European powers to "civilize the savages," is known also by what phrase?

• Liberty and Justice for All

• The Great Leap Forward

• The White Man's Burden

• The War on Poverty

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

Industrialists supported U.S. imperialism because they were interested in finding new:

• defenses.

• markets.

• imperialism.

• allies.