Imperialism
Spanish American War
Teddy Roosevelt
Foreign Policy Documents
Vocabulary Terms
100

True or False: the US was one of the first nations to engage in imperialism? 

False- European countries have been scrambling to take territories before the US was a nation

100
Who did the US fight in the Spanish American War? 

Spain

100

How did Theodore Roosevelt initially become President?

He was appointed after McKinley was assassinated

100

What is a foreign policy plan?

How the US interacts/deals with other countries

100

What does it mean to "acquire"?

To take (territory) from other nations

200

Who did the US buy Alaska from and for approximately how much?

From Russia for $7.2 million

200

Where did the first battle break out and where did the majority of fighting occur? 

First battle- in the Philippines 

Majority of fighting occurred in Cuba

200

List 3 jobs Theodore Roosevelt held over his lifetime

President, Vice President, Assistant Secretary of Navy, conservationist, leader of Rough Riders, author, big game hunter, reformer, trust buster

200

The Monroe Doctrine warned which nations to stay out of Latin America? 

European nations
200

What does it mean to be an isolationist country? 

To be uninvolved in foreign affairs 

300

Why did the US overthrow the Hawaiian government? 

Business owners wanted to make Hawaii a US territory so they did not have to pay a tariff (tax) on imported sugar

300

Which former colony became an independent nation at the end of the Spanish American War? 

Cuba

300

What is an example of Theodore Roosevelt using his foreign policy plan, Big Stick Diplomacy? 

Building the Panama Canal

300

Which document ended the Spanish American War? 

Treaty of Paris of 1898

300

What is yellow journalism and provide an example

Exaggerated news reports to grab attention on an event 

"Innocent Sailors are murdered by torpedo striking USS Maine" 

400

Who did the US help Panama gain its independence from? 

Colombia 

400

List the 3 results of the Spanish American War

Cuba became an independent nation

US emerged as world power 

US gained possession of Guam, Puerto Rico, and Philippines 

400

What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy plan? (How he interacted with other nations)

Big Stick Diplomacy
"Speak softly and carry a big stick" 

400

How did the Roosevelt Corollary add to the Monroe Doctrine

The Roosevelt Corollary said that the US could interfere in economic problems in the Western Hemisphere

400

Where did the US use "international police power" after the Spanish American War? 

the Americas (mainly Latin America)

500

Which territory the US gained after the Spanish American War is no longer a US posession? 

The Philippines gained their independence from the US in 1946

500

Name 4 reasons the US got involved in the Spanish American War

Help Cuba fight for independence 

Protect US business interests 

Sinking of USS Maine 

Reports of USS Maine using yellow journalism 

500

Why did Theodore Roosevelt feel the Panama Canal was needed?

To protect the US with two ocean navy 

To transport goods and raw materials quicker

500

What was added to the Treaty of Paris to give the US indirect control of Cuba?

Platt Amendment- the US could interfere in Cuba if their independence is threatened

500

Provide an example of how the US used imperialism during this unit

When the US acquired Hawaii as one of its territories