Name: ________________________________________

Date: _____________

Pd: _____

Necessary Vocabulary:

Imperialism means spreading the rule of one country

over that of another country.
THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT KINDS OF IMPERIALISM
1) Colonial Imperialism: One country taking over another country usually by force.
2) Cultural Imperialism: One countrys culture impacting another countrys culture.
3) Political Imperialism: One country influences the government of another country.
4) Economic imperialism: One country controls key aspects of another countrys
economy.
Directions: Listed below are various examples of imperialism. To the right of each example,
write the form of imperialism that best describes each action.
1) The United States set up a government in Puerto Rico.

___________________________

2) The United States and Germany divided control of the

Samoan islands.

__________________________

3) American missionaries taught the Hawaiian people

about Christianity.

__________________________

4) Commodore Mathew Perry convinced the Japanese ruler to __________________________

open ports to United States trade
5) The United States overthrew the Queen of Hawaii and
took control of her Kingdom.

___________________________

6) The United States heavily invests in China. New jobs are

provided and the economy in China is stimulated. Most
of the profits from the surge in industry benefit the
United States.

___________________________

7) Country A finances the overthrow of the dictator of

Country B, who is unfriendly to Country A. Country
A only offers financial assistance, not military troops.

___________________________

8) Students in Mexico begin to learn and use the language

of the United States. They even begin to adopt the style
of dress of the students in the United States.

___________________________

Name:_________________________

Date: ________________

Period: _____

Reasons for U.S

Expansion

Economic

Military

Spreading Our
Culture

Colonies were great new

markets for our American
products.

Colonies served as military

installations to station
American soldiers and
places to for our armed
forces to refuel and rest.

Spread democratic ideas

over seas.

Colonies provided a source

of cheap raw materials like
lumber, cotton, sugar,
bananas, etc.

Allowed America to extend

its military control of the
Western Hemisphere over a
greater area.

Spread Christianity around

the world.

Spread American culture

around the world. (i.e.
Coke, MacDonalds,
American Idol, Films, etc.)

Name ________________________________ Period _____

The Economic Causes of Imperialism

Directions: After reading the article The Economic Causes
of Imperialism answer the following questions in complete
sentences.
1. Define imperialism:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________
2. Name four countries that acquired weaker countries as
colonies throughout Asia and Africa.
a. _________________________________________
b. _________________________________________
c. _________________________________________
d. _________________________________________
3. Great Britain is an island nation with few
_____________________ ____________________.
4. Name two raw materials that British companies took from
their colonies. ____________________ &
__________________________
5. Name two finished products that Great Britain exported
around the world. _______________________ &
_________________________
6. According to Senator Albert J Beveridge the U.S. is raising
more _______________ than we can _______________.
7. What was one of Hawaiis major crops?
_______________________
8. Who refused to approve the annexation of Hawaii?
________________________________________________________
9. What two countries became territories of the United States?
__________________________ & ____________________________
10.
What helped spur American trade and shipping with
the world?
_____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________