Imperialism Vocabulary
The policy of extending a country's power over other lands or people.
What is imperialism?
The United States wanted new places to sell goods and buy raw materials. This was an example of this type of goal.
What is an economic goal?
This island kingdom was overthrown by American backed businessmen before the United States annexed it.
What is Hawaii?
This 1898 war was fought between the United States and Spain.
What was the Spanish American War?
This canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Central America.
What is the Panama Canal?
The policy of avoiding involvement in other countries' affairs.
What is isolationism?
The United States wanted to increase its influence and compete with other powerful nations. This was mainly this type of goal.
What is a political goal?
This Hawaiian queen opposed the overthrow of her government and lost her throne
Who was Queen Liliʻuokalani?
This type of journalism used exaggerated or sensational stories to attract readers and influence public opinion.
What is yellow journalism?
This president strongly supported the construction of the Panama Canal.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
The expansion of a country's territory, power, or influence.
What is expansionism?
The United States wanted a stronger navy and places for ships to refuel.
What is a military goal?
This Filipino revolutionary leader fought against Spanish rule and later opposed American control.
Who was Emilio Aguinaldo?
This country's struggle for independence from Spain helped lead to U.S. involvement in the Spanish American War.
What is Cuba?
Give one reason the United States wanted to build the Panama Canal.
It shortened travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and helped trade and military transportation.
An agreement between countries, often about peace or trade.
What is a treaty?
Some Americans believed they should spread their culture, religion, or ideas to other peoples.
What is a cultural goal?
After the Spanish American War, this Caribbean island came under U.S. control and became a U.S. territory.
What is Puerto Rico?
The explosion of this U.S. battleship in Havana Harbor increased tensions with Spain.
What was the USS Maine?
Give one way the Spanish American War changed the United States' role in the world.
The United States gained overseas territories and became a more powerful world presence