Expanding Overseas

Which word means "a narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land"?

• annex

• imperialism

• armistice

• isthmus

Which word means "a treaty signed to end a war"?

• annex

• imperialism

• armtistice

• isthmus

Which word means "building an empire"?

• annex

• imperialism

• armistice

• isthmus

Which word means "to add on"?

• annex

• imperialism

• armtistice

• isthmus

The United States received which territories at the end off the Spanish American War?

• Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines

• Hawaii and Guam, Alaska

• the Phillippines and Hawaii

• Puerto Rico and Panama

After the Spanish American War, the United States was viewed as what?

• a country that had no interests abroad

• a world power

• a political tyrant

• an imperialistic power with its eyes set on South America

Which two oceans were joined by the Panama Canal?

• Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean and Arctic Ocean

What did the isthmus of Panama connect?

• Africa to Brazil

• North America to Canada

• California to Panama

• North America to South America

American planters played a role in the United States acquiring (owning) which territory?

• Alaska

• Panama Canal

• Hawaii

• Cuba

Alaska is attached to what larger land body?

• United States

• Guam

• Canada

• Saudi Arabia