US Imperialism Quiz

US Imperialism

• The Progressive Era (early 1900s) saw a surge in US imperialism.
• The US acquired Pearl Harbor from Hawaii for a naval base.
• Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
• The Teller Amendment declared the US would not annex Cuba.
• The Platt Amendment clarified Cuba's independence from the US.
• The sinking of the USS Maine sparked the Spanish-American War.
• Alaska was purchased from Russia.
• The McKinley Tariff Act raised sugar taxes, contributing to the annexation of Hawaii.
• Sanford B. Dole became the first American president of Hawaii.
• The Panama Canal was built to shorten the journey between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
• The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty granted the US rights to build the Panama Canal.
• Panama's independence from Colombia enabled the construction of the Panama Canal.
• The Treaty of Paris (1898) awarded the US Guam and Puerto Rico.
• Dollar Diplomacy, President Taft's economic policy, emphasized US investment in Central America.
• The Philippine Organic Act established the Philippines as a US territory.
• The Roosevelt Corollary, also known as the Big Stick Policy, extended the Monroe Doctrine.
• The Open Door Policy promoted fair trade in China.
• The Boxer Rebellion occurred when the Righteous Harmonious Fists attacked foreigners and missionaries in China.
• Alaska became the 49th US state on January 3, 1959.
• Hawaii became the 50th US state on August 21, 1959.