Policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas
What is Imperialsim
100
Speak softly and carry a big stick
Who is Teddy Roosevelt
100
This country controlled most of Latin America and Pacific Islands
What is Spain
100
Alaska was previously owned by
What is Russia
100
In the late 1800s, the United States became an imperialist nation when it (1) acquired overseas territories (2) declared its neutrality (3) formed military alliances (4) reduced trade with other nations
What is 1
200
A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
What is colony
200
This president encouraged isolation in his "Farewell Address"
Who is George Washington
200
This battleship was destroyed in an explosion while docked in Havana Harbor
What is USS Maine
200
Alaska is located in the Pacific Ocean, close to California and Hawaii
What is False
200
“. . . You furnish the pictures; I’ll furnish the war.” — William Randolph Hearst (to war correspondent Frederic Remington) Which cause of the Spanish-American War is most clearly shown by this statement? (1) imperialism (3) political ambition (2) militarism (4) yellow journalism
What is 4
300
A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
What is isolationism
300
This president preferred to invest money in Latin America
Who is William Howard Taft
300
The region (area) where Puerto Rico and Cuba are located
What is Latin America
300
Supporters of the Alaska purchase were hoping to make money from
What are natural resources
300
A goal of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy and President William Howard Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy policy toward Latin America was to (1) join Western Hemisphere nations in a military alliance (2) protect American economic and political interests (3) encourage foreign nations to establish colonies (4) raise Latin America’s standard of living
What is 2
400
Style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts
What is yellow journalism
400
American policy stated that any disorder in Latin America could force the United States to act as international police power in order to protect American economic interests
What is Roosevelt Corollary
400
The area where Hawaii, Philippines, and Guam are found
What is the Pacific
400
T/F Today, People do not live in Alaska - it is too cold and barren
What is False
400
The most widely accepted theory of the earliest human migration to the Americas is that people (1) crossed the polar ice cap from Norway to northern Canada (2) walked across a land bridge from Asia to Alaska (3) used seagoing vessels to sail from Africa to Central America (4) traveled in rafts and small boats from Pacific islands to South America
What is 2
500
Weak territories protected and partly controlled by stronger ones. It is defended it, but not owned.
What is Protectorate
500
President Johnson supported the Purchase of Alaska. What was Alaska called by the opposition?
What is Johnson's Polar bear Garden.
500
True/False - The U.S. granted Cuba independence but controlled Puerto Rico
What is True
500
Name the 3 major exports of Alaska
What are oil, fish, timber
500
Which factor is most closely associated with the decision of the United States to declare war on Spain in 1898? (1) isolationist policy (2) labor union pressure (3) yellow journalism (4) unrestricted submarine warfare