Imperialism Cartoons
Types of Imperialism
Maps
The Spanish-American War
Wildcard
100
In the cartoon “School Begins,” what role does Uncle Sam play in relation to the new territories?
A teacher guiding “new” students (territories), suggesting they need U.S. civilization.
100
A foreign government is ruled directly by another nation’s officials. What type of imperialism is this?
Colony.
100
Based on U.S. acquisitions between 1857–1904, which ocean became a major focus of American expansion?
Pacific Ocean
100
Sensational headlines about the USS Maine helped push the U.S. into war.
What is yellow journalism?
100
U.S. policy demanding equal trading rights in all Chinese ports.
What is the Open Door Policy?
200
In the “Bill of Fare” cartoon showing Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as menu items, what message is being conveyed?
The U.S. views new territories as options to choose from after the war.
200
American business interests (like the Dole company) control land and trade in Hawaii before annexation. What type of imperialism is this?
Economic imperialism.
200
Guam and the Philippines helped the U.S. strengthen what key global goal?
Trade with Asia
200
The peace agreement that ended the Spanish-American War.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1898)?
200
This senator delivered the expansionist speech “March of the Flag.”
Who is Albert Beveridge?
300
The cartoon “The Big Stick in the Caribbean” shows Theodore Roosevelt walking with a large stick. What type of Imperialism is depicted in the image?
Sphere of Influence
300
Which type of imperialism is shown when the U.S. allows Cuba to govern itself but keeps the right to intervene through the Platt Amendment?
Protectorate.
300
What does the map of U.S. holdings in 1900 suggest about U.S. foreign policy?
The U.S. aimed to strengthen global military and trade influence.
300
Spain gave up claims to this island, but the U.S. did not annex it as a colony
What is Cuba?
300
He advised the U.S. to avoid political entanglements in his Farewell Address.
Who is George Washington?
400
What idea about Europeans being superior to all other peoples is depicted in the cartoon above?
Social Darwinism
400
A nation receives exclusive trading rights in a particular region, like European nations in China. Which type is this?
Sphere of influence
400
What trade route built by the US linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Panama canal
400
The territories the US fully annexed from Spain in the Treaty of Paris.
What is Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Phillipines.
400
Quote: “We shall not submit to a new colonizer after we fought so long to end Spanish rule.” — Emilio Aguinaldo
The idea expressed in this quote.
Anti-Imperialism
500
A cartoon showing European powers carving up China while the U.S. demands “Equal Trade” represents which U.S. policy?
Open Door Note
500
Match the event: “Annexation of Puerto Rico” → What type of imperialism?
Colony
500
Why was the trade route depicted above built by the US during the age of Imperialism?
Link trade between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
500
The acquisition of the Philippines led Americans to debate this major issue.
What is whether imperialism violated American ideals of liberty?
500
Both the Anti-Imperialist League and Queen Liliʻuokalani criticized U.S. actions for this reason.
What is the belief that U.S. imperialism violated ideals of freedom and self-government?