Imperialism

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Countries want to use imperialism to gain colonies for all of the following reasons except:

• gain new resources
• show their power
• learn about other cultures
• spreading their greatness

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learn about other cultures

Front

Buying Alaska was beneficial to the U.S. when what was found there?

Back

Natural resources, like gold, timber and oil

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How did Hawaii become part of the United States?

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The Queen was removed and then Hawaii added

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Which was not a reason the U.S. wanted to get involved in the Spanish-American War? Options: to gain colonies with a Pacific port, the U.S.S. Maine exploded, to build the Panama Canal, the Spanish were being mean in Cuba

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to build the Panama Canal

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What was the event that started the Spanish-American War?

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explosion of the U.S.S. Maine

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How did the U.S. benefit from winning the Spanish American War?

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won colonies, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines

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When newspapers exaggerate the stories to get more readers it is called...

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Yellow Journalism

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The army base Guantanamo Bay, that we created after the Spanish-American war is in what country? Options: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Spain

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Cuba

Front

When one country takes control of another for economic, political or military gain it is called?

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Imperialism

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After the Spanish American war, what area did the U.S. keep as a territory to have a Pacific Port? Options: Guam, Philippines, Panama, Japan

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Philippines