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WorksheetsAge of US Imperialism
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Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
What was the biggest reason why the U.S. was involved in foreign affairs during this time?
Responsibility
Slavery
To help people
Money/Economic
What is the type of sensational reporting in which writers exaggerate or even invent stories?
muckraking
yellow journalism
journalism
reporting
What is the term for an area where a foreign nation controlled economic development?
Sphere of Influence
Pan-Americanism
Protectorate
Dollar Diplomacy
What did the supporters of the annexation of the Philippines believe after the Spanish-American War?
The islands would serve as a U.S. naval base
The Philippines would become a military rival if not annexed
The islands had no potential as a market for American goods
The Filipino culture was similar to that of the U.S.
What does 'Spheres of Influence' mean?
Replacing local leaders with foreigners
Putting local leaders in charge (with guidance from foreigners)
Controlling a country through trade and economy
Removing the government and causing anarchy
What was the reason for US imperialism?
To gain raw materials for industry
To create military bases around the globe
To develop markets to sell goods
All of these
What event ignited the Spanish-American War?
Explosion of the USS Arizona
Sinking of the USS Maine
Sinking of the Lusitania
Russia
Which policy statement called for America to exercise an "international police power"?
Monroe Doctrine
Moral Diplomacy
Platt Amendment
Roosevelt Corollary
What does this map support?
The US fought the Spanish navy in the Atlantic and Pacific
The Spanish-American War led to new US territories
America became a colonial power in South America by surrounding it
The Panama Canal is critical to US trade
Which territory was annexed by the US due to the economic value of its sugarcane plantations?
Alaska
Midway
Hawaii
Samoa
How did the US gain construction rights for the Panama Canal?
By attacking Panama with US warships
By annexing Panama to the US
By signing an agreement with the Colombian Senate
By encouraging a local uprising against the Colombian government
What is the term for noninvolvement in world affairs?
Expansionism
Isolationism
Imperialism
Annexation
Panama is a damp, tropical jungle, intensely hot, and swarming with mosquitoes. What diseases do these mosquitoes carry?
Small pox and scarlet fever
Influenza and malaria
Rickets and diphtheria
Yellow fever and malaria
Choose all the territories that the US gained as a result of the Spanish American War.
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines
Hawaii
The Roosevelt Corollary was related to which prior foreign policy?
Monroe Doctrine
Big Stick Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Why was Alaska referred to as "Seward's folly"?
Americans didn't own a territory so far north
It was considered a frozen wasteland with no resources
The U.S. had already annexed Samoa, and didn't need another territory
It was thought that two-cents an acre was too expensive
What was the significance of building a canal in Panama?
It would take territory away from the Spanish empire
It would allow easier economic and military access to and from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
It would make it easier for the US to invade countries in South America
It would allow the US to control worldwide trade
Which territory was promised independence after the Spanish-American War but was actually denied independence?
Guam
Philippines
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Which president said “speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” The U.S. Navy is the “big stick” he is referring to.
Woodrow Wilson
William H. Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
What were the two main locations of fighting during the Spanish-American War?
Alaska and Hawaii
Puerto Rico and Guam
Cuba and the Philippines
Spain and the United States
Most US overseas possessions in 1900 were located in the ___________ Ocean
Pacific
Atlantic
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially. This led to the creation of a number of European empires which extended around the world.
annexation
imperialism
manifest destiny
expansionism
________________was a widely held belief in the 19th century United States that its settlers were destined to expand across North America.
Imperialism
Annexation
Monroe Doctrine
Manifest Destiny
What is the "White Man's Burden"?
A belief in "cultural superiority"
A philosophy related to Manifest Destiny
Taft's foreign policy approach
A belief in white privilege
An economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations.
Colony
Imperialism
Annex
Empire
Which of the following was NOT a motivating factor of imperialism?
Establish naval bases around the world
Expand to new world markets
Slavery
Spread American influence & democracy
Which president said “speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” The U.S. Navy is the “big stick” he is referring to.
Woodrow Wilson
William H. Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
This gave every country equal access to trade with China.
Boxer Rebellion
Open Door Policy
Modernization
Sphere of Influence
What was NOT a factor in the annexation of Hawaii?
Tariffs on sugar imports
American settlers' economic interests
Queen limiting American's political power
The Hawaiian people agreeing to be annexed
America emerged as a world power as a result of victory over Spain in the (a)
American support of Puerto Rican rebels to gain their independence from Spain was a cause of the Spanish-American war.
True
False
Another cause of the Spanish-American war was the sinking of the __________ in Havana harbor.
USS Maine
USS Arizona
USS Pennsylvania
USS Iowa
(a) is exaggerated news reporting to inflame public opinion
The US Secretary of State called the Spanish-American War a (a)
As a result of the Spanish-American War, the US gained control of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States became a world power.
Why did the US help Panama gain its independence from Colombia?
To gain access to land to build the Panama Canal
Why did the United States "need" territories like the Philippines and Hawaii?
they acted as refueling stations for ships
they had once belonged to the United States
to rid the Americas of European powers
so that those countries did not imperialize the US
Which of the following was the primary reason William Seward wanted to purchase Alaska?
territorial expansion of the US
gold had been discovered
to assimilate the indigenous people
oil had been found
Which territory's annexation by the US happened through a lot of controversy that went all the way to the presidency?
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Discovery of which natural resources helped to spark change in how the purchase of Alaska was viewed?
gold
iron
timber
fish
Why was the US initially interested in Hawaii?
sugar plantations were very valuable
an abundance of oil was discovered
to develop a military base
to learn the culture of the natives
As a result of helping Cuba win independence from Spain, the US gained Guantanamo Bay and...
the ability to intervene in Cuba whenever the US saw fit to do so
the ability to have US representatives in the Cuban government
the ability to control the Cuban economy
the ability to annex Cuba
What was a major problem for building the Panama Canal.
malaria and yellow fever
walrus attacks
poisoned water
Expensive shipping
European powers not to colonization Western Hemisphere, if so the United States would defend them.
Roosevelt Colonary
Monroe doctrine
Monroe colonary
Teddy doctrine
This Political Cartoon is best associated with?
Roosevelt Corollary
Manifest Destiny
Monroe Doctrine
Moral Diplomacy
How did the United States gain control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal?
By negotiating a purchase agreement with Colombia
By invading Colombia and demanding the land as part of a peace treaty
By taking advantage of Open Door Policy trade benefits
By encouraging and supporting an independence movement in Panama
Which of the following was a significant result of the Spanish-American War?
The United States established itself as a major world power.
The United States gained control of Texas.
The United States repealed the Monroe Doctrine
The United States formed a naval alliance with Germany.
Which of the following statements BEST represents Social Darwinism as it applies to American imperialism?
To avoid social unrest, religious and scientific worlds should be kept separate.
Based on the laws of nature, powerful nations were justified in dominating weaker nations.
Human beings had reached a point where competition among nations was no longer necessary.
The world's economic and social problems could best be corrected with the spread of Socialism.
Leading up to the Spanish-American War, the sudden explosion of the _____________ off of the coast of Cuba led Americans to believe that _______________ was to blame, despite there being no concrete evidence.
U.S.S. Maine; Cuba
U.S.S. Alabama; Spain
U.S.S. Maine; Spain
U.S.S. Maryland; France
Hostility towards Spain increased as Americans were persuaded by _____________, which is a style of newspaper reporting that emphasizes sensational news.
Muckraking
Yellow Fever
Yellow Journalism
Wall Street Journal
The _______________ was a volunteer regiment that served during the Spanish-American War and was organized by future president ______________ .
Rough Riders; Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Tuskegee Airmen; Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive Party; William Taft
Rough Riders; Theodore Roosevelt
In 1901, the __________________ made Cuba a legal protectorate of the United States.
20th Amendment
16th Amendment
Platt Amendment
Elastic Clause
The main focus of Alfred T. Mahan's book, "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History" was . . .
for wealthy individuals to give their money to education.
to stop imperialism and adopt the values of the American Anti-imperialist League.
for countries to give financial aid to countries who were in poverty.
in order to achieve world power, a country needs a powerful navy.
Those who felt that imperialism violated the basic principles of which the United States was founded are known as the .
Avengers
American Anti-Imperialist League
American Protectorate League
Spheres of Influence
__________ asserted that the United States should act as Latin Americas's police power, intervening to restore order when necessary.
The Roosevelt Corollary
The Foraker Act
The Platt Amendment
"big stick" diplomacy
The purchase of which territory was viewed as a folly?
Hawaii
Guam
Alaska
Cuba
Which amendment stated that the US would not annex Cuba?
Teller Amendment
Platt Amendment
21st Amendment
17th Amendment
Who was Queen Liliuokalani?
queen of Japan
queen of the Phillipines
queen of England
queen of Hawaii
What was the de Lôme letter?
a letter written by Spain's minister to the U.S. which ridiculed McKinley
a letter offering free trade to China
a letter to the queen of Hawaii
a letter to Europe to consider joining the war
