Imperialism

Which of the territories did the U.S. gain as a result of the Spanish-American War?

• Hawaii
• Panama Canal
• Alaska
• Puerto Rico

The destruction of the U.S.S. Maine is one of the reasons the U.S. became involved in which war?

• The Filipino American WarOption 1*
• The Spanish American War
• The War of 1812
• World War I

The Panama Canal was constructed because the United States wanted to

• speed up naval mobility and expand overseas trade
• improve relations with Latin American and Asian nations
• improve the lives of the people of Latin America
• improve its ability to police the Western Hemisphere

Which of the following is true about President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy?

• The U.S. became more involved in European conflicts
• The U.S. threatened to use force to protect its interests in the Western Hemisphere
• The U.S. acted as a "good neighbor" to European nations who created colonies in Latin America
• The U.S. expand its colonial empire in Africa

President Theodore Roosevelt said “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” His big stick was a reference to

• a.  joining military alliances to carry out foreign policy goals
• using the navy to accomplish foreign policy goals
• a.  using the national forests to stimulate building projects
• a.  supporting woman suffrage to expand civil rights

1.  Why did people in the Philippines rebel against the United States?

• a.  Filipinos were upset when the United States introduced an Open Door policy.
• a.  Filipinos were upset that Hawaii had been annexed first.
• a.  Filipinos fought with the Spanish against the USA in the Spanish-American War.
• a.  Filipinos were upset that they were not given their independence.

1.  The United States gained control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal by

• a.  negotiating an agreement with Colombia
• a.  creating an Open Door policy
• a.  invading Colombia and taking the land
• a.  encouraging and supporting a revolution in Panama

1.  The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was used by the United States to

• a.  settle a dispute between Russia and Japan
• a.  act as a police power in the Western Hemisphere
• a.  expand its colonial empire in Africa
• a.  isolate itself from European conflicts

1.  By creating the Open Door policy in 1899, the United States was attempting to

• a.  keep Japan from attacking and colonizing China
• a.  increase trade between Russia and the United States
• a.  ensure equal trading opportunities in China
• a.  prevent European countries from colonizing the Western Hemisphere

1.  Outrage by some Americans to the U.S. annexation of the Philippines led to

• a.  the Senate's refusal to join the League of Nations
•      American annexation American annexation of Cuba
• a.  the formation of the Anti-Imperialist League
• a.  U.S. involvement in the Spanish-American War