American Imperialism

1. American Imperialism

3. Question 1 - 10 • In the late 1800’s, European and American businesses were looking overseas for places to sell their products because?

4. Answer 1 – 10 • Tariffs had reduced trade among industrialized countries, and they were producing more than their own people could buy.

5. Question 1 - 20 • U.S. President Millard Fillmore sent a naval expedition (led by Commodore Mathew Perry) to Japan to?

6. Answer 1 – 20 • Force Japan to trade with the United States

7. Question 1 - 30 • In the late 1800’s, support grew in the U.S. for building a large modern navy to?

8. Answer 1 – 30 • Protect American trade interests

9. Question 1 - 40 • The United States was economically interested in Hawaii and Cuba because of?

10. Answer 1 – 40 • Their valuable sugar plantations

11. Question 1 - 50 • The Treaty of Paris in 1898, which formally ended the Spanish-American War, granted independence to?

12. Answer 1 – 50 • Cuba

13. Question 2 - 10 • What is the status of the Philippines today?

14. Answer 2 – 10 • An independent country

15. Question 2 - 20 • Theodore Roosevelt was chosen as McKinley’s running mate in the 1900 election because of his?

16. Answer 2 – 20 • Status as a war hero and to keep him under control

17. Question 2 - 30 • The Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by?

18. Answer 2 – 30 • A group of planters supported by United States Marines

19. Question 2 - 40 • American support for Cuban rebels was fueled by?

20. Answer 2 – 40 • Yellow journalism stories published by Pulitzer and Hearst

21. Question 2 - 50 • In 1898 President McKinley sent the battleship Maine to Havana, Cuba to?

22. Answer 2 – 50 • Evacuate Americans if necessary

23. Question 3 - 10 • Supporters of annexing the Philippines believed that?

24. Answer 3 – 10 • The islands would provide the United States with a base for trade in Asia

25. Question 3 - 20 • The Platt Amendment effectively made Cuba into an American?

26. Answer 3 – 20 • Protectorate

27. Question 3 - 30 • Theodore Roosevelt became president after what event?

28. Answer 3 – 30 • When McKinley was assassinated

29. Question 3 - 40 • The purpose of the open door policy was to?

30. Answer 3 – 40 • Ensure that all industrialized countries could trade with China

31. Question 3 - 50 • According to the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War, the United States would acquire/takeover which two island nations?

32. Answer 3 – 50 • Puerto Rico and the Philippines

33. Question 4 - 10 • What is the economic and political domination of a strong nation over the weaker nations?

34. Answer 4 – 10 • Imperialism

35. Question 4 - 20 • American settlers in Hawaii quickly discovered that the climate and soil of the islands were suitable for growing what?

36. Answer 4 – 20 • Sugar cane

37. Question 4 - 30 • In 1903, the United States tried to negotiate with _____ for the right to build a canal through its province of Panama. When they refused, a revolution was staged.

38. Answer 4 – 30 • Colombia

39. Question 4 - 40 • The Roosevelt Corollary was an extension of the ?

40. Answer 4 – 40 • Monroe Doctrine

41. Question 4 - 50 • This foreign policy approach believed that if American business leaders supported Latin American development, everyone would benefit.

42. Answer 4 – 50 • Dollar diplomacy

43. Question 5 - 10 • In August 1898, the United States and their Filipino allies forced Spain into a cease-fire and peace negotiations. What happened to American and Filipino relations after that?

44. Answer 5 – 10

45. Question 5 - 20 • How would it be “bad for business” if the United States turned the Philippines over to France or Germany?

46. Answer 5 – 20

47. Question 5 - 30 • What were the three main factors that were fueling/encouraging U.S. imperialist policy in the 1880’s.

48. Answer 5 – 30

49. Question 5 - 40 • Name and describe two of the four main reasons why the U.S. chose to get involved in Cuba and the Spanish American War.

50. Answer 5 – 40