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
The explosion of the Battleship Main in Havana sparked this war
Spanish American war
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
The United States followed this policy by acquiring territories like Puerto Rico and Guam
What is expansionism
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
This Navel officer argued in "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History" That a strong navy was key to national power
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan
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
This American author criticized U.S. expansion and joined the Anti-Imperialist League, speaking out against the annexation of the Philippines
Who is Mark Twain
500
A cartoon showing European powers carving up China while the U.S. demands “Equal Trade” represents which U.S. policy?
Open Door Policy
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
This treaty ended the Russo-Japanese War and was mediated by President Theodore Roosevelt
What is the Treaty of Portsmouth
500
This amendment promised that the United States would not annex Cuba after the Spanish-American War and would leave control of the island to its people.
What is the Teller Amendment?