Reasons for Imperialism
U.S. Acquisitions
Foreign Policy
Spanish-American War
Miscellaneous
100

This was the name of the former navy officer who created an influential plan to make the US a world superpower:

Who is Alfred T. Mahan?

100
Which territory received from the Spanish following the S-A War is still a U.S. territory (but not a state) today? (2 possible answers)

What is Puerto Rico or Guam

100

Briefly define "Foreign Policy"

What is "how a country decides to deal with other countries" or something like that

100

What was the name of the U.S. ship that exploded in Havana, Cuba in 1898, effectively starting the Spanish-American War?

 U.S.S. Maine

100

In which country did the US build a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?

Panama
200

This fruit company was involved in the takeover of Hawaii in the 1800s

What is Dole?

200

Which future state, acquired by the US in 1867, was known at the time of its purchase as "Seward's Folly?"

Alaska

200

This fruit company was involved in the takeover of Hawaii in the 1800s

What is Dole?

200

This is the nickname given to the American cavalry unit famously led by future president Theodore Roosevelt during the war.

What are the Rough Riders?

200

This was the term given to sensationalist writing as seen in a number of newspapers in the late 1800-early 1900s, which helped shape American public opinion on the Spanish-American War

What is Yellow Journalism?

300

Name one of two major economic factors that fueled American desire for new territories:

What is Natural Resources or access to new trade markets

300

This person was the last monarch of the Hawaiian islands before they were annexed by the United States (nickname accepted):

Who is Queen Liliuokalani (or Queen Lily for short) 

300

This president is associated with "Big Stick Diplomacy", which says the United States is willing to use military force if necessary to protect their interests

Who is Teddy Roosevelt?

300

This is the name of the 1898 treaty that ended the S-A War.

What is the Treaty of Paris?

300

The United States' attempts to access valuable trade markets in China along with other European countries was known as this "policy"

What is the Open Door Policy?

400

This term refers to when a country claims another piece of land/territory as its own

What is Annexation

400

The U.S. had promised this country independence during the S-A War, but went back on that promise an annexed them following the war.

What is the Philippines? 

400

President William H. Taft advocated for this type of diplomacy , wherein the United States uses financial aid to help other countries in the Western Hemisphere

What is "Dollar Diplomacy"

400

These are the 2 places where fighting took place during the S-A War (you need both!)

What are Cuba and the Philippines

400

This term refers to places like Puerto Rico that are claimed by a country but are not fully a part of that country

What is an Unincorporated Territory

500

What was the name given to people opposed to the US taking over new territories?

What is Anti-Imperialists

500

The United States basically forced Cuba to allow the US Navy to set up a base called this on the island, which is still in use today as a high-security prison and deportation station

What is Guantanamo

500

President Woodrow Wilson advocated for this type of diplomacy, in which the United States is only helps out countries who have similar ideas about government/economy as the US

What is Moral Diplomacy

500

These are the 4 territories Spain ceded to the United States following the S-A War:

What are Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico?

500

This person was president of the United States during the Spanish-American War

Who is William McKinley

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