AMERICAN HISTORY CHAPTER 10:
America Claims an Empire
10.1 Imperialism and America pp. 342-345
YOUR NOTES: Take notes as you read the text. Use outline formatting.
American Expansionism
o Global Competition
o Desire for Military Strength
o Thirst for New Markets
o Belief in Cultural Superiority
The United States Acquires Alaska
The United States Takes Hawaii
o The Cry for Annexation
o The End of a Monarchy
10.1 Imperialism and America pp. 342-345
TERMS AND NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
1. Queen Liliuokalani
2. imperialism
3. Alfred T. Mahan
4. William Seward
5. Pearl Harbor
6. Sanford B. Dole
10.1 Imperialism and America pp. 342-345
MAIN IDEAS: Answer each question as you read the text.
A. How did European imperialism affect Africa?
B. How did time prove that the purchase of Alaska was not an act of folly?
C. What factors led to the annexation of Hawaii in 1898?
10.2 The Spanish-American War pp. 346-351
OUTLINING YOUR NOTES: Take notes as you read the text. Use outline formatting.
Cubans Rebel against Spain
o American Interest in Cuba
o The Second War for Independence
War Fever Escalates
o Headline Wars
o The De Lôme Letter
o The U.S.S. Maine Explodes
War with Spain Erupts
o The War in the Philippines
o The War in the Caribbean
o Rough Riders
o Treaty of Paris
o Debate over the Treaty
10.2 The Spanish-American War pp. 346-351
TERMS AND NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
1. José Martí
2. Valeriano Weyler
3. yellow journalism
4. U.S.S. Maine
5. George Dewey
6. Rough Riders
7. San Juan Hill
8. Treaty of Paris
10.2 The Spanish-American War pp. 346-351
MAIN IDEAS: Answer each question as you read the text.
A. Why did José Martí encourage Cuban rebels to destroy sugar mills and plantations?
B. What events increased the tension between the United States and Spain?
C. How did the Spanish try to avoid war with the United States?
D. What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris?
10.3 Acquiring New Lands pp. 352-358
OUTLINING YOUR NOTES: Take notes as you read the text. Use outline formatting.
Ruling Puerto Rico
o Military Rule
o Return to Civil Government
Cuba and the United States
o American Soldiers
o Platt Amendment
o Protecting American Business Interests
Filipinos Rebel
o Philippine-American War
o Aftermath of the War
Foreign Influence in China
o John Hay’s Open Door Notes
o The Boxer Rebellion in China
o Protecting American Rights
The Impact of U.S. Territorial Gains
10.3 Acquiring New Lands pp. 352-358
TERMS AND NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
1. Foraker Act
2. Platt Amendment
3. protectorate
4. Emilio Aguinaldo
5. John Hay
6. Open Door notes
7. Boxer Rebellion
10.3 Acquiring New Lands pp. 352-358
MAIN IDEAS: Answer each question as you read the text.
A. Why was Puerto Rico important to the United States?
B. What were the aims of the Filipinos? of the Americans?
C. Why did Secretary of State John Hay issue the policy statements known as the Open Door notes?
10.4 America As a World Power pp. 359-367
OUTLINING YOUR NOTES: Take notes as you read the text. Use outline formatting.
Teddy Roosevelt and the World
o Roosevelt the Peacemaker
o Panama Canal
o Constructing the Canal
o The Roosevelt Corollary
o Dollar Diplomacy
Woodrow Wilson’s Missionary Diplomacy
o The Mexican Revolution
o Intervention in Mexico
o Rebellion in Mexico
o Chasing Villa
10.4 America As a World Power pp. 359-367
TERMS AND NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
1. Panama Canal
2. Roosevelt Corollary
3. dollar diplomacy
4. Francisco “Pancho” Villa
5. Emiliano Zapata
6. John J. Pershing
10.4 America As a World Power pp. 359-367
MAIN IDEAS: Answer each question as you read the text.
A. What were the results of Roosevelt’s negotiations with the Japanese and Russians?
B. What problems did canal workers encounter in constructing the canal?
C. Why did President Wilson refuse to recognize Huerta’s government?