Define IMPERIALISM
Taking control of a foreign region's economy
Which land acquisition was known as Seward's Folly?
Alaska
TRUE or FALSE: Trading with foreign countries is an example of Imperialism.
False
What was "Yellow Journalism?"
Sensational style of reporting used to influence readers
A policy of avoiding alliances and other types of involvement with foreign nations is called ________
Isolationism
What was an ECONOMIC cause of American Imperialism in the late 1800's.
Natural resources/raw materials , Money/wealth, New markets
What was the immediate cause of the Spanish-American War?
Explosion of the American ship, USS Maine
What is "Dollar Diplomacy?"
Using trade, money, loans, economic aid to achieve policy goals
How did the U.S. gain Hawaii?
Annexation (we added it on as an American territory)
What does Annexation mean?
to add on or attach a territory
How did the U.S. get Alaska?
Purchase from Russia
What does Manifest Destiny mean?
A belief that the U.S. had a god-given right to spread its culture and democracy around the world.
Give one cause of American Imperialism in the late 1800's.
Natural resources/raw materials , Money/wealth, New markets, Power
For how much did the U.S. purchase Alaska from Russia?
$7.2 million
What 3 countries did America gain possession of as a result of the Spanish-American War?
Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines
