3. Economically, what happened in the United States in 1893?
4. According to Capt. Alfred Thayer Mahan, what did the US have to do in order to become
a world power?
5. What reasons did Alfred T. Mahan give to justify America's imperialism?
6. In the late 1800s, what was discovered in Alaska?
7. What were the natural resources that Hawaii possessed that Americans wanted?
8. How did acquiring Alaska from Russia benefit the United States? How was the
acquisition of Alaska different from the acquisition of Hawaii? Explain your answer
9. The United States was interested in building a canal through which country during the
Age of Imperialism
10. Who is the author of the “mystery document"?
11. According to the Mystery Document, what reasons did President McKinley give for going
to war with Spain in Cuba? Based that you already know about the Spanish
American War, why do you think the States went to war with Spain in Cuba?
Explain your answer.
12. What did the Teller Amendment do?
13. What new lands were gained from the Spanish-American War?
14. How did the Spanish American War help the career of Theodore Roosevelt? Explain
your answer.
15. Who was one of the loudest "anti-imperialism" voices during the conflict in the
Philippines?
16. Why was Hawaii's admission to the United States different than that of Puerto Rico and
the Philippines? Explain your answer.
17. What was “imperialism" really all about?
18. If you had been President of the United States during this era in American History, would
you have been an imperialist or an anti-imperialist? Provide at least two reasons to
explain your stance.