Level 4: Rise of a World Power

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Which of the following areas did Sanford B. Dole want for the U.S.?
Options: Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the Panama Canal Zone, the Philippines

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Hawaii

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What is the importance of the Panama Canal?

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It made travel faster between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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Why did the U.S. want Hawaii?

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It was strategically valuable for both military and business purposes

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Why did the Spanish-American War move the United States into the position of a world power?

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The United States acquired Spanish territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific

Front

Which numbered territory did the United States gain by winning the Spanish-American War?

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1

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What was one economic effect of the Spanish–American War?

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The United States gained direct access to additional natural resources and overseas markets.

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Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, who was in charge of the American Navy, said that in order for the U.S. to be a world power it must...

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modernize its navy, and expand overseas

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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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Which three territories did the U.S. acquire from Spain after the Spanish-American War? Options: Cuba, Hawaii, the Philippines; Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines; Japan, Guam, Puerto Rico; Cuba, Guam, the Bahamas

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Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines

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How did the U.S. acquire (get) Hawaii?

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The queen was overthrown