Imperialism Policy
Spanish American War
Imperialism
Annexation
Miscellaneous
100
A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs.
Isolationism
100
What the name of the U.S ship that was blown up in Havana Harbor in 1898?
U.S.S Maine
100
Under _____________, stronger nations attempt to create an empires by dominating weaker nations- economically, politically or military.
What is Imperialism
100
In 1893, with the help of the United States Marines, pineapple planter Sanford B. Dole removed Queen Lilliuokalani from power and annexed this territory
Hawaii
100
What is the name of this canal? Panama Canal
200
Which US president said he wanted to "speak softly and carry a big stick" as part of his foreign policy
Theodore Roosevelt
200
Give one reason why the United States invaded Cuba?
Resources like sugar
Yellow Journalism
Spain was treating their people horribly by putting their people who were considered rebels into concentration camps
200
the addition of a new territory to an existing country is know as
What is annexation
200
The United States bought what territory from Russia?
Alaska
200
The Spanish American War was also called ?
The Splendid Little War
300
Roosevelt added this policy to the Monroe Doctrine: The U.S. would freely intervene in any nation in the Western Hemisphere guilty of "brutal wrongdoing." What did TR, call this policy?
Roosevelt Corollary
300
What kind of journalism convinced Americans that the United States needed to go to war?
Yellow Journalism
300
The two main goals for U.S expansion
naval bases and markets for products
300
Cuba was allowed to become a independent nation after the Spanish-American war. However, the United States annexed another island out in the caribbean, which is know as
Puerto Rico
300
The land the Panama Canal was built on belonged to what country?
Columbia
400
When Theodore Roosevelt bailed out the island of San Domingo this was an example of him using what policy?
Big Stick Policy
400
This group of men are often not recognized in their achievements of supporting Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders at the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Tenth Calvary
400
The United States Imperialist actions started in the early 1840s when immigrants started moving out west. However, they were motivated by a belief know as...
Manifest Destiny
400
The United States annexed the Philippines after the Spanish-American war, however what other Pacific island did the United States also annex because of the Spanish-American war?
Guam
400
How did Theodore Roosevelt become president?
William McKinley was assassinated.
500
Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for negotiating peace between...
Russia and Japan
500
Theodore Roosevelt created this volunteer militia to fight in the Spanish-American War
Rough Riders
500
Teddy Roosevelt sneered at this president's stance of neutrality during the beginning of WWI.
Woodrow Wilson
500
This secretary of State was made fun of for the (at the time) seemingly dumb purchase of Alaska.
William Seward
500
The name of Teddy Roosevelt's son who died in WWI which broke Teddy's heart.
Quentin