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– left side
“Causes of
US
Expansion”
¶1-3
/
7 points
“SpanishAmerican
War”
¶4-7
/
5 points
American Imperialism
Use the “An Overview of American Imperialism” reading to answer
the questions below.
/30 points
1. What were the 2 main economic reasons for American
expansion?
2. Why did the US want to have a military presence overseas?
3. Which 2 aspects of their culture did Americans want to spread
through imperialism?
4. Why did America want control of Hawaii?
d
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Analysis
Complete the table below to analyze the legacy of America imperialist.
Choose whether each result was good or bad and explain why.
Result
13. America seen
as military
power
14. America seen
as selfish
5. How did America gain control of Hawaii?
15. America seen
as world
power
6. What happened to the USS Maine?
16. Boxer
Rebellion in
China
7. How did yellow journalism lead to the Spanish-American War?
8. Which land did the US gain from the Spanish-American War?
colony
territory
9. What did members of the Anti-Imperialist League believe
Americans should not deny other people?
17. Cheap raw
materials for
American
industry
18. New markets
for American
goods
19. Open Door
Policy in China
10. What was the goal of the Boxer Rebellion?
“China &
Latin
America”
¶8-10
/
3 points
(What did they not like? What did they want to change?)
11. What was the purpose of the Roosevelt Corollary?
12. How did the world view imperialist America?
20. Panama Canal
21. Roosevelt
Corollary in
Latin America
Good or
bad for
America?
Reason/Explanation
Page 162
– left side
“Causes of
US
Expansion”
¶1-3
/
7 points
American Imperialism
Use the “An Overview of American Imperialism” reading to answer
the questions below.
/21 points
1. What were the 2 main economic reasons for American
expansion?
Result
3. Which 2 aspects of their culture did Americans want to spread
through imperialism?
4. Why did America want control of Hawaii?
6. What happened to the USS Maine?
/
5 points
7. How did yellow journalism lead to the Spanish-American War?
8. Which land did the US gain from the Spanish-American War?
colony
territory
9. What did members of the Anti-Imperialist League believe
Americans should not deny other people?
10. What was the goal of the Boxer Rebellion?
“China &
Latin
America”
¶8-10
/
3 points
Analysis
Complete the table below to analyze the legacy of America imperialist.
Choose whether each result was good or bad for America.
2. Why did the US want to have a military presence overseas?
5. How did America gain control of Hawaii?
“SpanishAmerican
War”
¶4-7
Page 163 – right side
(What did they not like? What did they want to change?)
11. What was the purpose of the Roosevelt Corollary?
12. How did the world view imperialist America?
Was it good or bad for
America
13. America seen as military power
Good
Bad
14. America seen as selfish
Good
Bad
15. America seen as world power
Good
Bad
16. Boxer Rebellion in China
Good
Bad
17. Cheap raw materials for American
industry
Good
Bad
18. New markets for American goods
Good
Bad
19. Open Door Policy in China
Good
Bad
20. Panama Canal
Good
Bad
21. Roosevelt Corollary in Latin America
Good
Bad