McGraw Study Guide for period 1-4

Imperialism was a time period from late 1700s (18th century) to WWI (1914) when European nations and America attempted to create empires by ________

dominating weaker nations

The blowing up of the American ship the ______________________ began the Spanish- American War.

USS Maine

The US nickname of the Spanish-American War given by John Hay was ____________.

A Splendid Little War

The US bought Alaska from ______________________ in 1867.

Russia

The Spanish-American War was fought primarily __________________________.

Cuba and the Philippines

The act of strong nations taking over weak nations is commonly known as ________________

Imperialism

Which of these would best describe the “Scramble for Africa”?

Rival European nations battling to take over African colonies

The construction of the _________________________ showed the rest of the world that America was ready to be a strong imperialist power as it sailed around the world.

Great White Fleet

When a US business took over a small country by investing a lot of money in the country’s economy (buying land, etc.), the small country was known as _____________________________________.

Banana Republic

The last queen of Hawaii was ___________________________________.

Liliuokalani

The term indigenous means ______________________.

Native to an area

What is the style of journalism that sensationalizes the news in order to sell more papers? It was used to promote the Spanish-American War.

Yellow Journalism

Taking a country’s raw materials without making anything or replacing them is known as

_______________________.

Exploitation

During Imperialism, Industrialized nations needed coal, timber, and iron to make goods. Many poor countries had these goods. Industrialized nations had a choice to make. Which answer best fits the choice that nations often made?

Industrialized nations took over the countries rather than buying the goods.

 What is Nationalism?

Imperialistic countries think that they are better than other countries

What is Cultural Superiority?

Belief that the colonizers were racially superior

President T. Roosevelt read the book (written by Alfred Mahan) and decided the USA needed a strong navy. What was the title of that book?

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History

By 1898, the US had sent troops to Hawaii, taken it over, and declared it a US territory. What is one reason for this?

To build the naval base Pearl Harbor

The U.S. had plans to finish a canal project through Panama. The country that had previously tried and failed to build the canal was _________________.

France

The foreign policy developed by Teddy Roosevelt during US imperialism was called what?

“speak softly but carry a big stick”

Which is NOT a reason a nation would become imperialistic

To build friendly relationships with foreign powers

As part of Industrialized nations imperialism, nations took over islands as refueling stations for ships. During the 1800s Imperialism, ships were powered by what?

Coal

During the Spanish American War, the rallying cry, used by newspapers, for the US, was what?

“Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!”

During Imperialism, Industrialized nations want to take over countries to show how powerful they are. When a rival country would take over another country, its rival would feel like it had to do the same. The best example was the

___________________________________.

“Scramble for Africa”

With Imperialism, Factories could produce more goods than people at home wanted Factory owners and politicians decided that taking over other countries created new people who could buy goods. Is this a true statement?

Yes true

Annex means what?

To take over

Future US President that became famous during the Spanish American War Hint: (Fought on horseback with The Roughriders)?

Teddy Roosevelt

Which one is NOT an impact of Imperialism on Indigenous people?

When imperialistic powers eventually left, the nations got a chance to govern themselves and usually prospered in doing so