U.S. Imperialism

Imperialism is The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories

• The policy in which weaker nations extend their economic, political, or military control over stronger territories

• The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories

• The policy of isolationism

Three reasons for imperialism include: a belief in racial superiority and to spread Christianity, military competition and

• Economic competition for raw materials

• Economic competition for markets for its manufactured goods

• none of these

• both of these

U.S. bought this in 1867

• Hawaii

• Alaska

• Philippines

• Cuba

The U.S. annexed Hawaii by

• overthrowing Queen Liliuokalani, and Native Hawaiians

• purchasing it for 7.2 million dollars

• using yellow journalism

• getting help from the Philippines

Yellow Journalism

• never believable

• always true

• Kennedy's Morning Show

• exaggerated news to gain readers

The U.S. entered the war with Spain when the U.S.S. Maine mysteriously blows up in Havana and the U.S. blames Spain

• True

• False

The Filipinos helped the U.S. defeat Spain

• True

• False

Theodore Roosevelt leads a group of volunteers called The ____________ in the Battle of San Juan

• Rebel Alliance

• Wu Tang Clan

• Rough Riders

• Buffalo Soldiers

The African American unit that fought in the Spanish-American War was the

• Storm-troopers

• 49ers

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Rough Riders

Filipinos felt this when Filipinos were _______________ the U.S. did not grant independence

• relieved

• outraged

• happy

• indifferent