Causes of US Imperialism
$100 Causes of US Imperialism
Q: Which of these was NOT a motive for imperialism
Military Strength,
Embracing New Cultures,
Spreading Democratic Ideology,
Economic Gain
Embracing New Cultures
$100 Imperialism In Asia
Q: The US took over this previously Spanish-owned colony for $20 million after the Spanish American war.
Philippines
$100 Spanish-American War
Q: These are the false pretenses under which the Spanish-American War began
Spain did not blow up the Maine, it exploded from the inside
$100 Foreign Policy
Q: This President’s “big stick” policy believed the US Military should be used to reinforce to support it’s foreign policy.
Theodore Roosevelt
The US bought this territory from Russia for $7.2 Million
Alaska
$200 Causes of US Imperialism
Q: Political, economic and military control of a smaller territory by a bigger one
Imperialism
$200 Imperialism In Asia
Q: The US used this territory for sugar plantations but then took it over after overthrowing their Queen.
Hawaii
$200 Spanish-American War
Q: Which territory was not gained as a result of the Spanish-American War: Philippines, Guam, Mexico or Puerto Rico
Mexico
$200 Foreign Policy
Q: Spreading peace and democracy was at the core of this president’s foreign policy
Woodrow Wilson
The US became involved in this neighboring country in order to build ports, railroads and cities
Mexico
$300 Causes of US Imperialism
Q: Reason for US Imperialism based on Charles Darwin’s idea of “Survival of the Fittest?”
Social Darwinism
$300 Imperialism In Asia
Q: This is the reason many Cubans and Filipinos were still angry with Americans even after they left
They had been promised their independence after the Americans helped them win independence from Spain and the Americans took their offer back.
$300 Spanish-American War
Q: You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war.” This quote demonstrates editors’ ability to produce exaggerated stories and is also known as this
Yellow Journalism
$300 Foreign Policy
This early American Foreign Policy said the US would use force if any European countries continued to try and control land in the Americas
Monroe Doctrine
The power of the US greatly increased after the war with Spain. Why was this ironic?
By defeating an imperial power the US became an imperial power
$400 Causes of US Imperialism
Q: This was the main economic reason for US Imperialism
New markets to sell US goods
$400 Imperialism In Asia
Q: This is why the US first became involved in China
American businessmen wanted to trade there (Open Door Policy)
$400 Spanish-American War
Q: The explosion of the USS Maine and Yellow journalism had this effect on public opinion regarding the war
The American Public supported the war
$400 Foreign Policy
Q: This president believed the US should invest in foreign economies instead of using the military
William H. Taft
Final Jeopardy Question
Why did the US go to war with Spain? You must give at least two reasons and support with evidence.
Nativism
$500 Causes of US Imperialism
Q: This ideology developed during the United States Westward expansion and also applied during Imperialism
Manifest Destiny
$500 Imperialism In Asia
Q. This uprising was an attempt to kick Americans and Europeans out of China because they violated the Open Door Policy
Boxer Rebellion
$500 Spanish-American War
Q: Besides gaining territory, what was the outcome of the Spanish American War for the United States
The US became a world power and established an Empire
$500 Foreign Policy
Q: This, along with the Monroe Doctrine, proclaimed the right of the US to intervene in internal affairs of Latin American Nations.
Roosevelt Corollary
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