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United States History
EOC Review Packet
Imperialism
Imperialism/US Global Involvement
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Between the 1890s and the start of World War I (1914), the United States expanded its access to overseas markets
and raw materials through the policy of imperialism (a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries).
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Reasons for Imperialism: due to the expansion of American industry (big businesses and factories) during the
1800s, the United States needed to obtain raw materials and new markets (the US needed more raw materials to
make products and a place to sell those products).
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Dollar Diplomacy: attempted to increase the US power in Latin America. Indicated a US desire to interact with
foreign countries in ways that were profitable to US corporations. Corporations needed a place to sell surplus (extra)
goods.
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US practices economic nationalism by implementing protective tariffs to help with American industry
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Protective Tariff: a tax on foreign products making them more expensive so people will buy American products instead
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Open Door Policy (1899-1900): issued in order to secure equal trade opportunities in China and guarantee access to
its markets
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US annexes (takes over a territory) Hawaii and the Philippines
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Spanish American War (1898)
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Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst used yellow journalism to generate public support for the
war. They wrote articles about the sinking of the US battleship Maine in Havana Harbor
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As result of the war, the United States built the Panama Canal so they could move more quickly between
oceans in order to increase trade and military security
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A major result was that United States obtained overseas colonies and was recognized as a world power
Imperialism Review Questions
1. Read the following excerpt. This excerpt is a part of which document? The government of Cuba will sell or lease to the
United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specific points to be agreed upon with the
President of the United States.
a. the de Lome letter
b. the Platt Amendment
c. the Roosevelt Corollary
d. the Treaty of Ghent
2. In 1899, the United States urged other nations to allow free trade in China. This approach to dealing with China was
known as the
a. Monroe Doctrine
b. Open Door Policy
c. Teller Amendment
d. Roosevelt Corollary
3. The Spanish American War
a. was a long, drawn out war
b. required the United States to make concessions to the Spanish
c. required Cuba to negotiate with the Philippines
d. was short and successful for the United States
4. Which of the following newspaper headlines best illustrates the practice of yellow journalism in 1898?
a. “266 Killed in USS Maine Accident”
b. “USS Maine Sinks in Havana Harbor”
c. “USS Maine Destroyed by Spanish Treachery”
d. “Investigators Search for Cause of USS Maine Explosion”
5. Which of these factors increased US public opinion in favor of a war with Spain to free Cuba?
a. the death of Jose Marti in combat
b. the passage of the Teller Amendment
c. the publication of the de Lome Letter
d. the popularity of the Yellow Kid cartoons
6. Which of the following is NOT an argument in support of imperialism?
a. the United States should become a world-class power
b. the United States should expand to compete economically
c. the United States should respect other people’s right to liberty
d. the United States should spread its ideals to other parts of the world
7. William Seward’s purchase of Alaska in 1867 was initially called “Sewards Folly” by his opponents, but the purchase
proved to be a bargain because
a. Alaska had many natural resources
b. the area lay strategically near Southeast Asia
c. Alaska had an important coaling station
d. Canada later offered more money to buy it
8. All of the following were territories gained by the US during the late 19th and 20th centuries EXCEPT:
a. Bermuda
b. Hawaii
c. Panama Canal Zone
d. Puerto Rico
9. An important result of the Spanish American War of 1898 was that the United States
a. acquired territories in Asia
b. became a world power with an overseas empire
c. improved its relations with Germany
d. lost interest in Latin American affairs
10. During the 1890s, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst used yellow journalism to generate public support for
the
a. presidential candidacy of William McKinley
b. goals of workers in the Pullman strike
c. Spanish American War
d. election of Populist Party candidates
11. The annexation of Hawaii, the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, and Dollar Diplomacy are all associated with
United States effort to
a. isolate itself from international problems
b. meet the demands of antiwar movements
c. expand its power and influence in certain regions of the world
d. implement policies of global cooperation throughout Asia
12. A major reason that Secretary of State John Hay announced the Open Door policy in 1899 was to
a. increase United States access to trade in Asia
b. secure important military bases in Europe
c. claim new colonial territories in Africa
d. encourage more immigration from Europe
13. The chief reason the United States built the Panama Canal was to
a. promote an isolationist foreign policy
b. close the Western Hemisphere to new European colonization
c. prevent the spread of communism
d. reduce travel time for commercial and military shipping