18 1 Worksheet

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18-1: Imperialism and America 1. Name at least five factors that fueled American Imperialism: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 2. Choose two of the above five factors and describe them in your own words. Factor: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Factor: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What was known as “Seward’s Folly” and why? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What plantation-based product accounted for three-quarters ____________________________________ of Hawaii’s wealth in the mid-19th century? 5. Who controlled this product? ______________________________________ 6. Using as much detail as possible, outline the sequence of events that led to America gaining possession of Hawaii? In other words, why was the United States interested in these Pacific islands? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________