Imperialism

What is Imperialism?

a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world.

American imperialism in the late nineteenth century was justified as a broadening of
what earlier American principle?

Manifest Destiny

The Influence of Sea Power said that national greatness flowed from having what?

a powerful navy centered on huge battleships, foreign commerce, colonies to provide raw materials, and global naval bases.

American interest in Hawaii during the late-nineteenth century was in part because of
trade in what commodity (what product did Hawaii have that the US wanted)?

Sugar

What did Queen Liliuokalani oppose and attempt to restrict in Hawaii?

The growing political power

The United States intervened in the Cuban War for Independence because of the brutal
imperialism of _______________ (what country) over the Cubans.

Spain

What happened to the battleship Maine and what did it encourage?

it exploded in Havana harbor, allegedly because of the Spanish, and fueled calls for war with Spain

According to later investigations, did the Spanish deliberately destroy the battleship,
Maine?

No it was caused by a coal burner fire

What is “yellow journalism”?

Sensationalist news coverage that was designed to sell papers and manipulate public opinion

As a result of the Spanish-American War, what did the United States emerge as?

Imperial Power

What countries did the United States gain as a result of the Spanish-American War?

Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Phillipines

What was the purpose of the Platt Amendment?

sharply restricted the independence of Cuba’s new government

Why has the Spanish-American War been renamed the War of 1898?

Other countries were invloved

What was a major reason that the United States annexed the Philippines despite anti-
imperialist opposition in the United States?

it is close to China, and America wants a way to China and its potential markets

What event made Theodore Roosevelt the president in 1901?

President Mckinely’s assassination

Why did Theodore Roosevelt send the Great White Fleet on a world tour between 1907
and 1909?

to demonstrate that the US had arrived as a world power

Who did the United States lend support to when they could not come to an agreement
with Colombia on a price for the Canal Zone?

a separatist rebellion in the Colombian province of Panama

In order to acquire the Canal Zone, the United States supported Panama’s revolt against what country?

Colombia