Name: _____________________

Period: _____
America Claims an Empire Study Guide
Vocabulary: match the words in the word bank with the definitions below. MISSPELLED
WORDS WILL BE COUNTED AS INCORRECT.

Queen Liliuokalani Imperialism Alfred T. Mahan William Seward Pearl Harbor

Stanford B. Dole Jose Marti Valeriano Weyler yellow journalism
U.S.S. Maine George Dewey Rough Riders San Juan Hill Treaty of Paris
Foraker Act Platt Amendment protectorate Emilio Aguinaldo John Hay
Open Door notes Boxer Rebellion Panama Canal Roosevelt Corollary
dollar diplomacy Francisco “Pancho” Villa Emiliano Zapata John J. Pershing

1. _____________________________ Mexican rebel who was the main subject of a year

long manhunt
2. _____________________________ Admiral of the U.S. Navy, believed the U.S. needed
a strong Navy to become a military power.
3. _____________________________ This gave restrictions to Cuba after the Spanish-
American War
4. _____________________________ Head of the new Hawaiian government after the
American overthrow
5. _____________________________ Letters addressing leaders of imperialist nations
proposing that they share their trading rights with the U.S.
6. _____________________________ Spanish General in Cuba, “The Butcher”
7. _____________________________ This stated that the U.S. could use force in Latin
America to defend its economic interests
8. _____________________________ Ship sent to Cuba to bring Americans home
9. _____________________________ A policy that stated that the U.S. government could
guarantee loans made to foreign countries by American businesspeople
10. _____________________________ The policy in which stronger nations extend their
economic, political, or military control over weaker countries.
11. _____________________________ Volunteer cavalry (part of the Army) during the
Spanish-American War, Lead by Teddy Roosevelt
12. _____________________________ Strategic victory credited to the Rough Riders
13. _____________________________ Queen of Hawaii
14. _____________________________ Naval base in Hawaii
15. _____________________________ General who was in charge of the manhunt to find
the answer to # 1
16. _____________________________ This was signed to end the Spanish-American War
17. _____________________________ This ended military rule and set up a civil
government in Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War
18. _____________________________ Cuban born writer who started revolts in the U.S.
19. _____________________________ A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a
stronger power
20. _____________________________ The rebel leader in the Philippines during the
Filipino rebellion
21. _____________________________ Commodore of the U.S. Navy, Lead the attack on
the Philippines during the Spanish-American War
22. _____________________________ Secretary of State under Presidents Abe Lincoln and
Andrew Johnson, known for buying Alaska
23. _____________________________ Sensational style of writing, which exaggerates the
news to lure and enrage readers
24. _____________________________ 2 month rebellion in China that was out down by
American, British, French, German, and Japanese troops
25. _____________________________ A “short cut” through South America to get from
the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans
26. _____________________________ Mexican rebel leader
27. _____________________________ U.S. Secretary of State who issued the Open Door
notes
Questions: Answer the questions below with the space provided.

1. What 3 factors spurred American imperialism?

2. How did Queen Liliuokalani’s main goal conflict with Americas imperialists’ goals?

3. Why was American opinion about Cuban independence divided?

4. Briefly describe the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898.

5. Why was the U.S. interested in events in Puerto Rico?

6. What sparked the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, and how was it crushed?

7. What three key beliefs about America’s industrial capitalist economy were reflected in
the Open Door policy?
8. What conflict triggered the war between Russia and Japan?

9. Why is the construction of the Panama Canal considered one of the world’s greatest
engineering feats?

10. Explain the key difference between Woodrow Wilson’s moral diplomacy and Teddy
Roosevelt’s “big stick” diplomacy.

11. Would Cuba have won its independence in the late 19th century if the United States had
not intervened there? Support your opinion with detail from the text.

12. Why was the purchase of Alaska significant?

13. What groups were interested in increasing America’s presence in Hawaii? Why?
14. Where was the Spanish-American War fought?

15. Why did the Treaty of Paris cause such debate among Americans?

16. Why did the United States wish to attain a strong influence in Cuba?

17. Why did many Filipinos feel betrayed by the U.S.?

18. Why did many people oppose imperialism?

19. How long did it take to complete construction of the Panama Canal?