U.S. History
Chapter 18: America Claims an Empire
Guiding Questions
1. What were the different ways in which the United States acquired new territory in the
late 1800s and what were their motivations?
2. Was the U.S. declaration of war against Spain justified by Spain’s actions towards the
U.S.?
3. What benefits did the U.S. derive from territories gained in the late 1800s?
4. Explain two ways in which Teddy Roosevelt continued and expanded the U.S. role in
the world.
Reading Schedule
11/24 Monday: Section 1
12/1 Monday: Section 2
12/2 Tuesday: Section 3
12/3 Wednesday: Section 4
DBQ Essay Test: Chapter 18: Monday, December 8th
Be familiar with the meaning and importance to the U.S. of the following places:
Panama Canal, San Juan Hill, Hawaii, Alaska, Philippines, Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico
Be familiar with the meaning and importance of the following: Roosevelt Corollary,
dollar diplomacy, Open Door notes, Boxer Rebellion, Platt Amendment, Foraker Act, de
Lome letter, yellow journalism, Rough Riders, U.S.S. Maine, Treaty of Paris of 1898,
imperialism
Be familiar with the importance of the following people and groups: Alfred T.
Mahan, Sanford B. Dole, William Seward, Queen Liliuokalani, George Dewey, William
Randolph Hearst, Valerian Weyler, Jose Marti, John Jay, Emilio Aguinaldo, Theodore
Roosevelt, John Hay, Francisco “Pancho” Villa, Emillano Zapata, John J. Pershing
Be prepared to answer the Guiding Questions: