Unit 4: Imperialism

Which idea completes this cause and effect graphic organizer?

• America declares war on Spain

• America annexes the Hawaiian Islands

• America declares war on Cuba

• America remains neutral and isolated

This headline could have appeared in a newspaper in 1898. The headline is an example of what tactic used by the media during the Spanish-American War?

• investigative journalism

• fact checking

• muckraking

• yellow journalism

Based on this speech, what philosophy influenced America's imperialistic policy?

• The United States had the responsibility to intervene in the affairs of countries deemed to be weaker and less developed.

• For its own safety, the United States should avoid interfering in countries involved in internal conflicts.

• To promote economic growth, the United States should encourage trade with other industrialized nations.

• The United States needed to annex nations that are unable to govern their own people effectively.

This diagram gives some conditions at the turn of the 20th century.

• Reasons for American Imperialism

• Conditions That Caused Progressivism

• Goals of Moral Diplomacy

• Purposes of Monopolies and Trusts

What was the main focus of American imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• avoiding military conflict with European nations

• acquiring new territories and increasing trade

• establishing American colonies in Africa

• maintaining a hands-off approach to international affairs

This 1899 poster is an advertisement for a reenactment of an event in American history.

• Roosevelt was a dangerous warmonger.

• Roosevelt was a brave war hero.

• Roosevelt was imperialistic for wanting to annex Cuba.

• Roosevelt was not prepared to go to war with Spain.

In this political cartoon, what is the motivation for the United States stretching its wing span?

• to gain raw materials and additional markets for finished goods

• to have territory for Americans to move to as a way to ease overcrowding in cities

• to increase the cultural diversity of the American population

• to obtain cheap labor to farm cotton on southern plantations

This time line shows some events related to American imperialism.

• After becoming industrialized, the United States adopted a more isolationist foreign policy.

• As the United States' influence grew, it acted in the best interest of nations it deemed to be weaker.

• As its territory expanded, the United States confined its influence to Latin America.

• After achieving internal expansion, the United States established spheres of influence in the world.

With which statement would the artist of this political cartoon most likely agree?

• The United States should be the policeman of the world.

• The United States is not ready to be an imperial power.

• The United States should acquire more territories.

• The United States needs to focus on building a better military.

What territories did the United States gain from the Spanish-American War?

• Puerto Rico, The Maldives, and Costa Rica

• The Philippines and the Falkland Islands

• Cuba and Puerto Rico

• The Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico