US Imperialism of the Late 1800s

Why did Americans become more open to imperialism?

• Overproduction increased Americans' desire to expand into foreign markets.

• They sought to increase the workforce by encouraging emigration from U.S. territories.

• Slow domestic markets increased the need for overseas investments.

• A shortage of raw materials required expansion into other territories.

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The writings of Alfred T. Mahan greatly influenced ...

• sugar planting in Hawaii.

• the anti-imperialist movement.

• the expansion of the U.S. Navy.

• missionary activities abroad.

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How did Hawaii become a U.S. territory?

• The United States defeated Britain and France in a war over control of Hawaii.

• Wealthy sugar planters and the U.S. military seized power from the queen.

• Queen Liliuokalani willingly ceded the land to the United States to avoid a war.

• The U.S. Navy seized control of the islands to build a naval base a Pearl Harbor.

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This painting is about the idea of ​ (a)   .

• Manifest Destiny
• urbanization
• transportation
• Transcendentalism

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Which of the following was a reason for the United States to become more active in international affairs?

• The need to increase the national debt.

• To gain control of the Eastern Hemisphere.

• The need to find new markets.

• The desire to decrease trade.

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What is imperialism?

• The economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker ones.

• The building of secret alliances among powerful nations.

• The internal expansion of territories within one's own borders.

• The political desire to bring economic prosperity to one's country.

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WY.SS12.4.4.

A foreign area whose rulers are allowed to retain power in exchange for the protection of a more powerful nation is call...

• a colony.

• a state.

• a territory.

• a protectorate.

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John Fiske's idea of Anglo-Saxonism promoted the notion that ...

• England had a duty to spread its country across the globe.

• English-speaking countries were superior to others.

• colonies must be assimilated into American culture.

• Americans should stay out of international affairs.

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United States' territorial gains were mostly in which ocean?

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WY.SS12.4.1.a.

Powerful countries controlling weaker countries.

• Imperialism

• Isolation

• Divest

• Open Door Policy

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