Imperialist Attitudes: Objectives
After you have completed this section, you will be able to:
1. Define imperialism and relate it to the needs of the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
2. Trace the events leading to and following the Spanish-American War.
3. Identify reasons for the acquisition of Hawaii.
4. Describe the foreign policy of Teddy Roosevelt and William Taft.
5. Identify key dates and the contributions of key people during the expansion efforts of the early 1900s.
6. Define the following terms:
• Imperialism
• Expansionism
• U.S.S. Maine
• Spanish-American War
• Rough Riders
• Platt Amendment
• Kamehameha family
• Panama Canal
• Locks
• Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
• Roosevelt Corollary
• Dollar diplomacy