Causes of American Imperialism
What journalism featured scandalous stories and sensationalism?
Yellow Journalism
What war gave cuba independence?
The Spanish American War
What was the spark that started WW1?
The killing of the Archduke Ferdinand
Why did America want to annex Hawaii?
Their natural resources and naval possibilities.
What did Germany do that killed over 1000 people?
Shot a torpedo at a passenger ship.
Select 2 Motivating factors for imperialism.
Economic competition in industrial nations, belief in cultural superiority, political and military competition
What ship is one of the reasons for the Spanish American War?
The U.S.S Maine
Select 2 reasons for WW1 out of the abbreviation M.A.I.N
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism
Why did the US want the Panama canal?
To get between the atlantic and pacific faster.
What was the cause and effect of Wilsons re election?
The cause was wanting peace and the effect was angering the allied powers and blaming the central powers
Manifest destiny and their need for expansion.
Why was Cuba fighting for Independence?
Political issues, high taxes, corrupt administration
How did Princip kill the Archduke?
A gunshot to the head
How did Matthew Perrys visit to Japan impact Japan?
It forced them into U.S trade and established diplomatic relations between them.
Why did Russian go into a revolution?
Widespread corruption in their government
Connect American imperialism and economic superiority.
There were more areas for trade and they gained resources and land to trade with.
Why did the U.S want to help Cuba?
They had sympathy for them during their revolution
Why did Germany spring into war after the archduke was assassinated?
They were allies with Austria-Hungary
Why did America want to buy Alaska?
It would be a good base for American trade with Asia and globally.
Why did Francisco "Pancho" Villa kill a group of Americans?
To demonstrate how Carranza did not control Northern Mexico.
What is the impact of manifest destiny?
It gave Americans the need to expand and to remove the natives from their land.
What are arguments for how the U.S.S Maine blew up?
It was blown up by Spain or a malfunction in the ship
What is the impact of Germany allying with people before WW1?
The allied powers being put together and fearing for war
What is the impact of America annexing Hawaii?
Pearl harbor was built and gained access to a lot of natural resources and eastern markets.
How could Germany not have provoked America into war?
Stopping their unrestricted submarine warfare