America Builds An Empire
Unit 5 Review
32 Multiple Choice Questions
10 Bonus Questions
Round 1
Open
Door
Policy
Alfred
Thayer
Mayan
Round 2
Sanford
Dole
John
Hay
Round 3
Big
Theodore
Stick
Roosevelt
Policy
Round 4
Dollar
Diplomacy
Pancho
Villa
Round 5
Alfred
Thayer
Mayan
Open
Door
Policy
Round 6
John
Hay
Sanford
Dole
Round 7
Theodore
Roosevelt
Big
Stick
Policy
Round 8
Pancho
Villa
Dollar
Diplomacy
Round 9
USS
Maine
De
Lome
Letter
Round 10
Platt
Amendment
Roosevelt
Corollary
Round 11
Panama Boxer
Canal Rebellion
Round 12
William
Taft
Commodore
Perry
Round 13
Cuba,
Philippines,
Puerto
Rico
Columbia
Round 13
De
Lome
Letter
USS
Maine
Round 14
Roosevelt
Corollary
Platt
Amendment
Round 15
Boxer Panama
Rebellion
Canal
Round 17
William
Taft
Commodore
Perry
Round 18
Cuba,
Columbia
Philippines,
Puerto
Rico
Note Time
• In the late 19th century and early 20th century,
the United States became involved in Latin
America primarily to –
Protect its economic interests
Note Time
• President T.R.’s Big Stick Policy was closely
associated with–
Intervention in the affairs of Latin
American Countries
Note Time
• As a result of the Spanish-American War, the
United States saw the need to build the
Panama Canal–
The United States Navy could then
move more quickly between the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Note Time
• The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a
turning point in American Foreign Policy
because the U.S. -
Emerged as a new world power
Note Time
• Causes of the Spanish-American War –
Sinking of the USS Maine
Yellow Journalism
De Lome Letter
Note Time
• Results of the Treaty of Paris (1898)–
US acquires: Philippines, Puerto
Rico, Guam, Cuba (Protectorate)
US emerges as world power
Note Time
• Two Famous Yellow Journalists
William Hearst
Joseph Pulitzer