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Social Studies Assignment Sheet:
The United States Looks Overseas, 1853-1915
HW #20-1
Read pp. 680-685 Eyes on the Pacific
Key IDs: • isolationism • imperialism • “Seward’s Folly” • Turner Thesis
• spheres of influence • Open Door policy • Boxer Rebellion
1. How did the United States acquire Alaska?
2. Explain at least two reasons for the growth of U.S. imperialism during the late 1800s.
3. Why did some Americans want to rebel against the ruler of Hawaii? How did America
gain control of Hawaii?
4. How did the Turner Thesis influence U.S. expansionism?
5. What was the purpose of the “Open Door” Policy in China? How did such a policy
benefit the United States?
6. By 1900, how did the Chinese respond to the influx of foreigners in China?
HW #20-2
Read pp. 688-694 The Spanish American War
Key IDs: • yellow journalism • U.S.S. Maine • Rough Riders • Theodore Roosevelt
1. Why were American businessmen motivated to intervene in Cuba?
2. How did yellow journalism play a part in American interest in Cuba’s conflict with Spain?
3. Who were the Rough Riders and how did they help America during the SpanishAmerican War?
4. Why were anti-imperialists upset with the results of the Spanish-American War?
5. Why were imperialists pleased with the results of the Spanish-American War?
HW #20-3
Read pp. 693-697 The United States and Latin America
Key IDs: • isthmus • “gunboat diplomacy” • “Speak softly and carry a big stick…”
• Roosevelt Corollary
1. How did the Spanish American-War demonstrate the need to link the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans?
2. How did President Roosevelt acquire the right to build the Panama Canal?
3. How did the Roosevelt Corollary expand American Power in the Western Hemisphere?
4. Study the cartoon on page 701.
a. What is the message of the cartoon? Use P.O.T.S (People, Objects, Text and
Symbols) to help you decode the cartoon.
b. What new title might you give this cartoon? Explain your answer.
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