Ch. 22 Review 6th Grade US Imperialism

What is NOT one of the three reasons for the start of the Spanish American War?

Secretary of State who arranged the purchase of Alaska in 1867

The Spanish American war was a long, brutal war fought when Spain was at the height of power.

Which country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from?

America's soldiers had proper uniforms & enough weapons at the beginning of the SpanAm War.

Which US president believed in isolationism and warned against alliances?

What country used to own the land the Panama Canal was built on before Panama was a country?

Volunteer soldiers that included Native Americans, cowboys, college athletes, miners, ranchers

Why did America want to acquire islands in the Pacific?

kingdom forced at gunpoint to become annexed to the U.S.

What granted more power to the planter controlled parliament in Hawaii?

Who were the Boxers?

What was a leading industry that made Hawaii a desirable territory?

Which is NOT of the ways the United States helped Cuba?

Who did the Open Door Policy state that all nations should have equal access to trade with?

Where did the Battles of San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill take place?

Which is not a reason in this chapter that nations wanted to acquire overseas territories?

When was the Panama Canal built?

Why was the purchase of Alaska originally known as Seward's Folly?

Sensational stories that led to American support for Cuba

natural resources include gold, furs, timber and minerals

The narrow stretch of land in Central America that connects the 2 continents where the P.C. is

imperialistic Asian country, establishing themselves as a world power by attacking China

Who led a guerilla war for independence from the US, 1902, resulting in 4,200 soldier's deaths?

President during the Spanish American War

areas where foreign nations control trade and natural resources

A system of empire building by founding colonies or conquering other nations

today, is a territory of the US but has its own constitution and elected leaders

Which was NOT a territory placed under the control of the US after the Spanish American War?

Before the creation of the Panama Canal, how long did the trip around South America take?

Who convinced Japan to open trade with the U.S?

How did most soldiers die during the Spanish American War?

Fill in the blanks. More American soldiers died from___ than ___ during the Spanish-Am. War.

Theodore Roosevelt led the Rough Riders to victory at the Battles of

What did most American soldiers die from during the Spanish American War?

What factor contributed to the Boxer Rebellion in China?

areas where foreign nations control trade and natural resources

Which US battleship exploded in Havana Harbor in Cuba?

Which two countries were in a conflict exagerrated by the American press to attract readers?

Before the Panama Canal, the trip around South America took more than two months.

What group stood against the territorial expansion and imperialism of the U.S.?

Which was NOT a challenge faced by US soldiers in the Spanish American War?

How did the US seek to open Japan's trade markets in the mid 1800s?

Gave Spain 3 days to leave Cuba and said the US had no interest in assuming control of Cuba

Germ., G.B, Fr., Japan & Rus took control of ...after they were weakened by defeat from Japan

What did Liliuokali want after she became queen of Hawaii?