Ch. 14 - Becoming a World Power: Lesson 1

Multiple Choice

In the 1880s, economic and military competition from other nations and a growing feeling of cultural superiority convinced many Americans that

• European-style imperialism violated American principles.

• the United States should be more isolated.

• European influence in the Americas should be reduced.

• the United States should be a world power.

Multiple Choice

What is imperialism?

• the economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker ones

• the building of secret alliances among powerful nations

• the internal expansion of territories within one's own borders

• the political desire to bring economic prosperity to one's country

Multiple Choice

All of the following were factors that caused imperialism to grow across the globe (especially Europe) EXCEPT:

• Economic

• Nationalistic

• Military

• Humanitarian

• Diplomatic

Multiple Choice

When an imperial power allowed a territory to remain technically independent, with local rulers remaining in control, the territory was called a/an

• colony

• protectorate

• state

• unincorporated territory

Multiple Choice

Improved transportation and communication made it easier for European nations to extend their grip over far-flung lands.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

As the United States industrialized, many Americans concluded that the nation needed new overseas markets to

• compete with Latin American nations

• protects it domestic investments

• keep its economy strong

• provide inexpensive labor

Multiple Choice

As Westward expansion slowed in the 1800s and Americans began looking for overseas markets, many naturally tended to look toward

• the Pacific

• South America

• Southeast Asia

• the Mediterranean

Multiple Choice

In 1852 President Fillmore sent a naval expedition to Japan to

• convince Japan to become an American protectorate

• force Japan to trade with the United States

• bring Western civilization to Japan

• conquer the islands around Japan

Multiple Choice

In 1899, the United States established American Samoa as a 

• client state

• colony

• territory

• protectorate

Multiple Choice

Sugar planters, supported by U.S. marines, overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893, and the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Some business leaders invested in other countries' economies, thus giving them political influence there.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What new American attitude toward international affairs led to the building-up of the U.S. Navy?

• a desire to forge alliances with European nations

• a willingness to confront an enemy on the open seas

• the hope that Europe and America would join forces economically

• the anger at Britain's colonization in Africa

Multiple Choice

In addition to economic motives, many Americans supported overseas expansion because they believed that 

• American military might should be unrivaled in the world.

• European imperialism threatened to harm less-developed nations in Asia and Africa.

• the nation was destined to expand overseas and spread its civilization to others.

• the United States had much to learn from less-developed nations.

Multiple Choice

Some Americans and Expansionists argued that a quest for empire would

• turn into a military disaster

• open Latin America to invasion

• make the U.S. as strong as Britain

• restore the country's pioneer spirit

Multiple Choice

John Fiske, a historian, argued that English-speaking nations had superior character, ideas, and systems of government. His ideas convinced many Americans

• that the United States needed to build a large, modern navy.

• to support the expansion of American civilization.

• that the United States should be dominant in the Western Hemisphere.

• to support the annexation of Hawaii.