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Mrs. Jordan
U.S. History
Chapter 18: America Claims an Empire
Chapter 17 Section 1 Imperialism and America: Use pages 1056 -1071 of your textbook to
define/explain the significance or importance of the terms (within the context of the chapter), and
answer the questions below.
1. Define imperialism.
2. What three factors fueled American imperialism?
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3. What role did Alfred T. Mahan play in American imperialism in the late 19th century?
4. How did advances in technology in the late 19th century fuel American imperialism?
5. Describe how Alaska became part of the United States.
6. When did Americans first begin settling in Hawaii?
7. What was the major economic activity of the American settlers in Hawaii, and how did this
change the makeup of the island?
8. Define annex:
a. Why did American planters in Hawaii call for annexation by the end of the 19th
century?
9. What were Queen Liliuokalani’s goals for Hawaii?
10. What events led to Hawaii finally becoming part of the United States?
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Chapter 18 Section 2 The Spanish-American War: Use pages 1074—1083 of your textbook to
define/explain the significance or importance of the terms (within the context of the chapter), and
answer the questions below.
1. When and why did American capitalists begin investing in Cuba?
2. When and why did Jose Marti encourage Cuban rebels to engage in guerilla warfare?
3. What role did General Valeriano Weyler play in the Cuban rebellion?
4. Define yellow journalism.
a. How did it contribute to U.S. involvement in the conflict in Cuba?
5. What was the de Lome letter?
a. How did it contribute to U.S. involvement in the conflict in Cuba?
6. Why did “Remember the Maine” become the rallying cry for U.S. intervention?
a. When did the U.S. declare war on Spain?
7. Where did the first battle of the Spanish-American War take place?
a. What were the results?
9. Why did Secretary of State John Hay refer to it as a “splendid little war”?
10. When did the war end, AND what were the terms of the Treaty of Paris?
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Chapter 18 Section 3 Acquiring New Lands: Use pages 1085—1095 of your textbook to
define/explain the significance or importance of the terms (within the context of the chapter), and
answer the questions below.
1. Why was Puerto Rico strategically important to the U.S.?
2. What did the Foraker Act do?
3. What rights did Congress grant to Puerto Rico in 1917?
4. What did the Teller Amendment provide for?
5. What was the purpose of the Platt Amendment?
a. How did it alter Cuba’s status?
6. What were the causes and effects of the Philippine-American War?
7. What was the purpose of the Open Door notes?
8. Regarding the Boxer Rebellion, what were the
a. causes
b. effects
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What was the Open Door Policy? What THREE beliefs about the American economy did it
reflect?
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10. What evidence is there that imperialism was not embraced by all Americans?
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Chapter 18 Section 4 America as a World Power: Use pages 1097—1109 of your textbook to
define/explain the significance or importance of the terms (within the context of the chapter), and
answer the questions below.
1. Explain why Teddy Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906.
2. What did the Hay-Paunceforte Treaty of 1901 accomplish?
3. Describe the process the U.S. had to go through in order to begin construction on the Panama
Canal, explaining the role of:
a. the French
b. Philippe Bunau-Varilla –
c. Colombia
d. Panama
4. Describe some of the obstacles the U.S. encountered during construction of the canal.
5. Why did Roosevelt feel compelled to add the “Roosevelt Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine?
6. Define “dollar diplomacy”.
7. Define “missionary diplomacy”.
8. What roles did the following figures play in Mexico’s Revolution?
a. Francisco Madero
b. Victoriano Huerta
c. Venustiano Carranza
d. Francisco “Pancho” Villa
e. Emiliano Zapata
9. Explain how the U.S. and Mexico came close to war during Wilson’s administration.
a. How did U.S. intervention in Mexico illustrate American imperialist attitudes in the
early years of the 20th century?
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