How America became a Superpower

When did the issue of expansionism outside the United States become a serious issue?

• After the Revolutionary War

• After the Civil War

• After the War of 1812

• After WWI

What was happening in the late 1800s that would change the way people viewed expansionism?

• Reconstruction

• The assignation of President Lincoln

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Great Migration

After the United States defeated Spain in the Spanish American War, what three areas did the U.S. acquire? Choose all that apply.

• Puerto Rico

• Japan

• Phillipines

• Guam

What was still a major force in the United States?

• isolationism

• expansionism

• imperialism

The United Nations was created so that Great Powers could resolve their differences through what two ways instead of war?

• Compromise and Law

• Law and Battle

• Compromise and Battle

Soviet Expansion, Eastern Europe and Elsewhere were seen by the United States as a direct threat to 

• free trading and a democratic world

• free trading and a communist world

• trade disputes and a democratic world

What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)? 

• a military alliance created to stop Russia from invading other countries in Europe

• a military alliance created to stop the United States from invading other countries in Europe

• a military alliance created to stop Canada from invading other countries in Europe

What unlikely alliances did the United States make to help stop the spread of Communism?

• Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia, Israel, North Korea

• Saudi Arabia, Israel, and South Korea

• Japan, North Korea and Iran

What could have caused the United States to withdraw from the system severing ties with its allies and drawing down the size of its military?

• The War on Terrorism

• The Berlin Wall coming down

• The end of Communism in the world

Describe a few ways in which imperialism has a lasting effects on the United States and the world.