Imperialism Policy
Spanish American War
Imperialism
Annexation
Miscellaneous
Imperialism
100
The policy was an agreement that the United States and other European powers would have equal access to the trade in China. This is the ____ policy.
What is Open Door
100
What is the name of the U.S ship that blew up in Havana Harbor in 1898?
What is the U.S.S Maine
100
This is the country where we started the Spanish American war because the USS Maine was bombed in Havana.
What is Cuba?
100
In 1893, with the help of the United States Marines, pineapple planter Sanford B. Dole removed Queen Lilliuokalani from power and annexed this territory
What is Hawaii
100
What is the name of this canal?
Panama Canal
100
Name one territory that we did NOT get in the early 20th centuryas a result of the Spanish American War
Hawaii, Panama, or Guam
200
Which US president said he wanted to "speak softly and carry a big stick" as part of his foreign policy
Who is Theodore Roosevelt
200
What was the main reason that the USA started the Spanish American war?
Yellow journalism
200
The addition of a new territory to an existing country. What we did to Hawaii. This is known as
What is annexation
200
After the Spanish American War the USA annexed the territory the Philippines from the Spanish. Then phase 2 of the war started against the people of the Philippine. What was the name of this war?
Filipino-American War
200
The Spanish American War was also called ?
What is the Splendid Little War
200
Name three territories that we DID get as a result of the Spanish American war
Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines
300
Theodore Roosevelt foreign policy had the idea that the United Sates would act as the policeman of South and Central America. This was called what?
What is the Roosevelt Corollary
300
What were at least two features of yellow journalism?
Lies - fake news to make people angry/fearful
Large headlines in CAPITAL LETTERS
Lots of pictures and images
300
The two main goals for U.S expansion
What were naval bases and markets for product
300
The United States encouraged this country to rebel against Colombia and create its own nation which would agree to allow us to build a canal?
What is Panama?
300
The Panama Canal was started by this country, but it failed because so many workers died and there was no way to drill through the Continental Divide
What is France?
300
This is Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy where the USA could dictate what countries could do because of our strong military
Big Stick Policy
400
The USA gave loans to gain influence in Latin America. He thought this was better than using bullets he called his plan _____________.
Dollar diplomacy
400
This is an image of which US president, who became famous due to heroic actions during the Spanish American War
What is Theodore Roosevelt
400
This is the leader of the Philippine Independence vs. Spain. After he and we won, we did not leave.
Who is Emiliano Aguinaldo
400
Cuba was allowed to become a independent nation after the Spanish-American war. But then the USA installed the government of a 2rd Caribbean island, called...
What is Puerto Rico
400
How long did it take ships to travel through the Panama Canal when it first opened?
Less than 12 hours
400
How did the U.S. acquire the rights to build the Panama Canal?
By supporting a Panamanian rebellion against Colombia
500
Woodrow Wilson thought each nation should have the power to determine its form of government. This was called
Self determination
500
This is the President who was Anti-Imperialist. He said Queen Liliuokalani should be put back on her throne.
Who is Grover Cleveland
500
This is the amendment that restricted Cuba's ability to make treaties or make foreign policy with other countries or otherwise run its own budget. It allowed the USA land to build a military base.
What is the Platt Amendment
500
This man rallied the people of Cuba to fight the Spain for independence, helped by the USA
Who is Jose Marti?
500
The Panama Canal used new techniques to bridge the Isthmus of Panama. Name at least two of them
The damming of the Chagres river to create a 24 mile long artificial lake
Using lake water to flood locks to elevate ships through 5 locks raising ships weighing tens of thousands of tons 100 yards above the ground
Locks lock and lift and lake water floats the ship up to the next lock
500
Name the 3 reasons why the USA annexed Hawaii
Tariffs on Hawaiian sugar
To get a refueling/resupply station in the Pacific
To get Pearl Harbor