Crash Course American Imperialism

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Social Studies

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9th - 12th Grade

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Hard

Joseph Anderson

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7 Slides • 12 Questions

American Imperialism

Unit 4, Week 2, Monday 11/2

Open Ended

What is Imperialism? This is what we talked about last week! Explain in a complete sentence.

Type response here

Multiple Choice

Why did Secretary of State William Seward buy the territory of Alaska?

He saw England in North America as a strategic threat.

He saw France in North America as a strategic threat.

He saw Russia in North America as a strategic threat.

He saw Germany in North America as a strategic threat.

Multiple Choice

Why did America annex Hawaii in 1898?

Beautiful beaches

Sugar Cane plantations

It's location in the Pacific Ocean

Tourism benifits

Multiple Choice

Why was the purchase of Alaska criticized at the time?

It was too expensive.

It was too far away.

It was seen as worthless.

It was seen as too cold.

Multiple Choice

Why was the queen of Hawaii overthrown in 1893?

She was not liked by her subjects

She tried to limit the influence of foreigners

She tried to make the monarch too powerful

She tried to give better treatment to native Hawaiians

Multiple Choice

These types of exaggerated news stories helped push the U.S. into war with Spain.

Red Journalism

Orange Journalism

Yellow Journalism

Green Journalism

Multiple Choice

Why did American go to war with Spain?

We accused them of blowing up our battleship, the U.S.S. Maine.

We felt like it.

Because Cuba wanted their freedom and we wanted them to have it.

Cuba made us.

Multiple Choice

What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?

Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama

Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba

Puerto Rico, Panama, Haiti

Multiple Choice

Which country was granted independence in the Treaty of Paris of 1898 at the end of the Spanish American War?

Guam

Cuba

Philippines

Puerto Rico

Multiple Choice

As a result of the Spanish American war, the US became _______ ___________

A world power

Isolationist

Multiple Choice

As a result of the Spanish American war, the US became _______ ___________

A world power

Isolationist

Open Ended

Explain either how global competition, expanded military, or Manifest Destiny relates to American Imperialistic actions we learned about today. (Complete sentences)

Type response here

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