Social Psychology - Geary High School



American Imperialism: U.S. History Crash Course #28

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1. The late 19th and early 20th centuries were a period of

_________________________ and ______________________

in Asia and Africa, mostly by European powers. Europeans

and Americans would ________________________________

_______________ but they wouldn’t settle them.

2. What factors led to the 1890s being a “decade of crisis” in

America?

3. The Grant Administration wanted to annex Cuba and the

______________________________, but Congress demurred.

4. Coal stations in the Pacific were important bcause in 1854 the

United States “opened” _______________ to American trade

by sending a flotilla of threatening black ships under ___________________________________________.

5. The United States annexed ______________ in 1898 and it later became a state in 1959.

6. What caused the Spanish-American-Cuban-Fillipino War?

a. The USS Maine sank after an explosion on February 15, 1898, killing 266 sailors. Although most historians believe an internal explosion caused the sinking, Americans blamed the Spanish with their memorable phrase, “________________

_________________________________________________________________.”

b. The July attack on San Juan Hill at the Cuban city of Santiago was led by future president _____________________________________________ which helped further his career.

c. What new territories did the United States receive as a result of the war?

d. What atrocities did Americans commit during the Philippine War (1899-1903)?

7. In the end, imperialism was really driven by ___________________________________.

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