Imperialism Vocabulary
Question: What is a territory controlled by another country called?
Answer: A colony
Question: What are natural resources used to make goods called?
Answer: Raw materials
Question: What country controlled Cuba before the Spanish-American War?
Answer: Spain
Question: What war was fought in both Cuba and the Philippines?
Answer: Spanish-American War
Question: Name one territory the United States gained from Spain after the Spanish-American War.
Answer: Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Philippines
Question: What word means pride and loyalty toward one’s country?
Answer: Nationalism
Question: What are places where goods are bought and sold called?
Answer: Markets
Question: What did many Cuban people want from Spain?
Answer: Independence
Question: Who became famous for leading the Rough Riders?
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
Question: Which islands did the United States take control of after paying Spain $20 million?
Answer: The Philippines
Question: What is the growth of factories and machine production called?
Answer: Industrialization
Question: Why did industrialized nations need more raw materials?
Answer: To make goods in their factories
Question: What U.S. ship exploded in Havana Harbor?
Answer: USS Maine
Question: Did the United States defeat Spain quickly or slowly?
Answer: Quickly
Question: Who was the Hawaiian queen overthrown before U.S. annexation?
Answer: Queen Liliuokalani
Question: What word means adding a territory to a country?
Answer: Annexation
Question: Name one reason countries wanted to expand overseas.
Answer: Resources, trade, markets, power, or influence
Question: What type of exaggerated news helped influence American opinions about Spain?
Answer: Yellow journalism
Question: What treaty officially ended the Spanish-American War?
Answer: Treaty of Paris
Question: What does it mean to annex a territory?
Answer: To add the territory to a country
Question: What is the policy of extending a country’s power over other regions called?
Answer: Imperialism
Question: How did industrialization help lead to imperialism?
Answer: Countries needed more raw materials and new markets, so they looked overseas
Question: How did yellow journalism affect Americans after the explosion of the USS Maine?
Answer: It increased anger toward Spain and helped create war fever
Question: Did the United States know for sure that Spain caused the explosion of the USS Maine?
Answer: No, the exact cause was uncertain
Question: Give two reasons Hawaii was important to the United States.
Answer: Trade, military location, and/or business interests