Name:___________________ Date:____________________ Period:___________________ Emergence of a Modern America 1890-1930: Imperialism the Cause and Effect Directions: Answer the

following questions in your own words and in complete sentences. 1. Elaborate on imperialism. Why did many American business men support it?

2. What can you infer from Frederick Jackson Turners frontier thesis?

3. What was yellow journalism? What impact did it have on the SpanishAmerican War?

4. How would you differentiate between imperialists and isolationists regarding the Philippines?

5. Describe three reasons the United States supported Imperialism.

6. What three territories did the United States get from the war with Spain? Explain the conflict in each territory.

7. The United States declared war on Spain, soon after the ___________________ exploded in a Cuban harbor. 8. Explain in detail what happened with the Panama Canal.