1.List two reasons why Hawaii was an attractive location for countries looking for new territory:

2. List two reasons why Americans first made contact with Hawaii:

3. How was the U.S. able to gain control of Pearl Harbor?

4. Describe the circumstances surrounding Queen Liliuokalani’s overthrow by the

U.S.:

5. What was the cause of the Boxer Rebellion?

6. Explain how William Randolph Hearst helped in guiding the U.S. into a war with

Spain:

7. List three territories that Spain gave to the U.S. as a result of the Spanish-

American War: