Ch.22 Social Studies Review

What did Liliuokalani suggest after she became Queen of the Hawaiian Islands?

• selling Hawaii to the United States
• a set of reforms to help the Hawaiian planters
• a new constitution to return power to the monarchy

Which of the following factors contributed to the Boxer Rebellion?

• poor treatment of foreigners by Chinese leaders
• the breaking of the alliance between Russia and China
• Chinese nationalists’ anger at foreign involvement in the country

The growth of imperialism from the late 1870s to 1914 was sparked by the desire of

• political leaders to improve the conditions of poorer countries
• nations to find sources of raw materials to help industrial growth
• nations to become culturally varied by attracting new immigrants

Japan’s foreign policy up to the mid-1800s could best be characterized as

• imperialistic
• barbaric
• isolationist

Why was the purchase of Alaska by the United States in 1867 called "Seward's Folly"?

• The United States had already annexed Samoa, and didn't need another Pacific territory.
• Americans thought Alaska was nothing but a frozen wasteland and had no resources to offer.
• Americans didn't want to own a territory so far from the mainland and so close to Russia.

Which territory was annexed by the United States because of the economic value of its sugarcane plantations?

• Hawaii
• The Midway Islands
• Somoa

To say that foreign countries seized spheres of influence in China means that they

• were allowed to trade with China
• gained control of resources of in specific areas of China.
• had secret agreements with the Chinese government.

The Open Door Policy stated that

• all nations should have equal access to trade with Japan.
• France could trade freely with Russia.
• all nations should have equal access to trade with China.

Imperialism is a

• system of empire building by founding colonies or conquering other nations.
• government run by the people.
• method of ruling similar to communism.

The United States helped the Hawaiian sugar industry to prosper in the l870s by

• leaving Hawaiian shipyards to the locals.
• sending American entrepreneurs to manage the plantations.
• allowing duty-free sugar shipments to the United States.