Ch 12 Study Guide

American History

 

 

  1. For what reasons did the US want to expand their borders towards the end of the 1800s?

 

 

 

  1. What is imperialism? For what reasons did European counties take part in it?

 

 

 

  1. What would be the difference between a colonial occupation and being a protectorate?

 

 

 

  1. For what economic reasons would countries want to get involved in imperialism?

 

 

  1. For what kind of social reasons did many people favor imperialism?

 

 

 

  1. What impact did the US have on Japan? How?

 

 

  1. Explain how Hawaii went from being independent to part of the US.

 

 

 

  1. Why did the US become more involved in the dealings in Latin America?

 

 

  1. What was the main reason the Span-Am War was fought?

 

 

  1. For what reasons did many Americans support the Cubans in their fight against Spain?

 

 

 

 

  1. What eventually helps speed American involvement in the conflict in Cuba?

 

 

  1. What Spanish territories were taken by the US during this conflict?

 

 

  1. What were the terms of the treaty that ended the Span-Am War?

 

 

  1. Why was there a debate in the US over annexation of the Philippines? Give 2 points for  both sides to the issue.

 

 

 

 

  1. How do the Filipinos initially accept the American presence on their land?

 

 

  1. How did Roosevelt become President?

 

 

  1. Who became the chief American rival in Asia/the Pacific? Why?

 

 

  1. Who started the Panama Canal?

 

 

  1. What two countries did the US have to get the rights to build the Panama Canal from? What did they do to accomplish this?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What was the Roosevelt Corollary? What was the Monroe Doctrine?

 

 

 

  1. Why did the US feel a more aggressive policy in Latin America was needed?

 

 

 

  1. What role did Roosevelt play in the Russia/Japan War? How was he rewarded for this?

 

 

  1. What was the “Great White Fleet?” What was its purpose?

 

 

  1. Why did many in the US feel a Latin American canal was a necessity?

 

 

  1. What happened to Cuba after the Span-Am War? What did the US get from Cuba?

 

 

  1. In the election of 1900, who were the two candidates and what was their view on imperialism?