Caribbean History Student name: ________________

Topic: USA in the Caribbean

Date: ___________ Grade: 11Arts/Business/Science
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Section A. 7.1
Instructions: Choose True or False for each statement below.
1. Trade with the 13 British North American colonies supplied Caribbean
colonies with flour, beef, cornflour, oil and saltfish. ______
2. Plantations in the British Caribbean sold livestock, staves and building
materials to the 13 British American colonies. _______
3. Great Britain and the 13 British American colonies went to war in 1779.
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4. US trade with the Spanish, Dutch, French colonies was stopped between
1776 and 1822. _____
5. The laws enforced to block trade between Great Britain and nations
outside of her empire were called the Navigation Acts. _____
6. The USA thinks that the security of its borders is linked to the security of
the territories next to it. ______
7. The US believed that if it protected the independent democratic countries
in South and Central America, it too would remain safe. ____
8. Keeping foreign countries inside the Caribbean and keeping the region
safe for communism was promoted in the Monroe Doctrine of 1823. _____
9. Journalist John O’Sullivan coined the term Manifest Destiny in 1939. ____
10. Manifest Destiny was the idea that the USA had the right to expand
from coast to coast, amassing more territory and becoming a great power.
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11. From the 18th century to present times the West Indies was a
source of manufactured goods for the USA and a market for raw materials.
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12. In the 19th century the USA acquired places like Cuba, Puerto Rico
and in Central and South America because they wanted more natural
resources and overseas markets. ______
13. US investments in the Caribbean increased greatly after 1865.
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14. The building of the Panama Canal a way to find a longer passage to
the Pacific Ocean. ______

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15. Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Honduras and Dominican Republic

received investments in mining, plantation, railways and construction
between 1849-1900. ______

The USA intervened in a number of territories in the 1800’s and 1900’s. Fill
in the blank spaces with the correct Year/Period or country.

______________ Guyana/Venezuela border dispute.

Haiti in _____________________
1898-1899 ___________
Dominican Republic _________
In 1959 in _______ and Grenada in _______.

Look at each image below and then explain how the USA used the related policy
to intervene in a territory in the Caribbean and Latin America.

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Section B. 7.2-7.5
Instructions: Use the words in the box to correctly fill the blank spaces and complete
the statements.

undemocratic, Caribbean, Panama Canal, Danish, Hawaii, democracy,

arbitration, financial, stable, autonomy, shipbuilding , External, depression,
interests, invasion,
1. ___________ expansion was in the US playbook after the 1860’s.
2. A long-term downturn in economic activity called a ____________ began
in 1893.
3. The US motive for developing __________ was so it could become a great
naval power, acquire colonies and defensive bases.
4. In the 1900’s Venezuela/Guyana border dispute, Britain had to consent to
_____________ as the USA aligned with Venezuela.
5. In 1898 a war among Spain, USA and Cuba led to the USA gaining
________ over Cuba.
6. In 1917, the US bought the __________ islands.
7. To protect its investments in Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico and the Dominican
Republic, the USA made sure that these places were _______ politically.
8. Russia annexed Crimea just as the US annexed __________.
9. The building of the _______ ______ was of strategic importance to
developing and protecting US Pacific trade routes.
10. To the US, __________ __________ was about safeguarding their
independence, ensuring peace and stability in the West, promoting
__________ and securing their trade and investments.
11. The US made themselves the regional _______ as a way of
removing any threat to their national ________.
12. The US sphere of influence included the _____________, North,
Central and South America.
13. A leader like Fidel Castro was considered by the USA to be
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14. Being the watchdog and regional police led to many a US
__________ into countries that had political tensions and conflicts.

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15. Governments in our region that aligned themselves with US

democratic policies and practices were often rewarded with _________
and military support.

Research the US interventions in countries in the Caribbean region and then

complete the table below.

Country Year of Reasons for Intervention Results of Intervention

Intervention
Dominica
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Haiti

Guyana

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Instructions: Use the clues to help you complete the puzzle below.

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Instructions: Correctly label the map by colouring the places where the US
intervened. Border the map and insert a key and compass rose.

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