Digital History (www.digitalhistory.uh.edu) Name ___________________________ Hr___ Date_______ The United States Becomes a World Power (3158) 1. For what reasons was the US military small in the late 1800s? (4) • •
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3. What conflict existed between the older and younger generations about American expansion? (3) 4. As we neared the turn of the century, why did more American’s support expansionism? (1) 5. How did Alfred Mahan affect American foreign policy? What other nations would pay close attention to his writings and why is this significant? (4) Digital History (www.digitalhistory.uh.edu) AH 10a/Miller Name ___________________________ Hr___ Date_______ Score /14 The Annexation of Hawaii (3159) 1. Define: (1) a. Annex b. Plebiscite 2. What were the 3 or 4 reasons for the overthrow of Hawaii? (3) 3. What was the impact on the native Hawaiian population? And what other event in American history are these details similar to? (2) 4. Which US president was sympathetic to Hawaii because of what was happening to her and her people in the 1890s? Cite EVIDENCE to support your choice. (3) 5. Why is Hawaii’s population so multi-­‐cultural today? (2) 6. In 1993, Congress passed and Pres. Clinton signed a joint resolution apologizing “for the US role in the overthrow.” Do you see this as a meaningful? Explain your position. (3) Digital History (www.digitalhistory.uh.edu) AH 10a/Miller Name ___________________________ Hr___ Date_______ Score /9 The Spanish American War (3160) 1. Define: ambivalent (1) 2. Why was Pres. McKinley “deeply ambivalent” about war against Spain? (1) 3. What role did the media play in the Spanish-­‐American War? (2) 4. What 2 points did the Teller Amendment make clear? And what did Great Britain see as the possible future impact for them as a result of the Teller Amendment? (3) 5. What was the outcome of the Platt Amendment? And what 3 other territories did the US gain as a result of this war? (2) Digital History (www.digitalhistory.uh.edu) AH 10a/Miller Name ___________________________ Hr___ Date_______ Score /15 The Philippines (3161) 1. Define: (8) a. benighted b. protectorate c. Scepter Thieves d. archipelago e. admonished f. condescension g. conventional warfare v. guerrilla tactics 2. What were two reasons why some American’s spoke out against American expansionism? (2) 3. Why does Pres. McKinley give in to political pressure and decide to annex the Philippines? (2) 4. What happened during the Filipino War that “convinced the US not to seize further overseas territory”? (3) Digital History (www.digitalhistory.uh.edu) AH 10a/Miller Name ___________________________ Hr___ Date_______ Score /17 Digging Through Panama (403) and A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama (3157) 1. What mistake did early engineers make in determining the type of canal that should be built in Panama? (2) 2. What makes the Panama Canal one of the greatest engineering achievements of the US? (3) 3. Why was the canal strategically important to the US early on? Why did it loose its importance -­‐-­‐ to the point that we relinquished control in 1999? (4) 4. Under what circumstances did Panama become a country and why? (3) 5. The French lost 16k-­‐22k people to yellow fever and malaria while working on the canal. How was the US successful in reducing the yellow fever and malaria death tolls? (2) 6. How did the building of the Panama Canal contribute to the US becoming a world power? (3)