Becoming a World Power

How did William Seward promote  American expansionism?

• He led the planters that overthrew Hawaiian government.
• He cast the deciding vote in Congress in favor of annexing Hawaii.
• He convinced the public that the United States should have an empire in Africa.
• He arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia. 

What action did Queen Liluokalani take that upset American planters in Hawaii?

• She seized the American-owned sugar plantations.
• She put a tax on sugar exports to the United States.
• She moved to limit their power and influence in Hawaii.
• She called in the US Marines to put down a revolt.

Which US president withdrew the treaty that would annex Hawaii?

• Benjamin Harrison
• Abraham Lincoln
• Andrew Johnson
• Grover Cleveland

The policy by which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker nations is called...

• nationalism.
• internationalism.
• militarism.
• imperialism.

After the sinking of the U.S.S. Arizona, President McKinley called for Cuba's independence and demanded a withdrawal of Spanish forces.

• True
• False

Two New York newspapers became known for a sensational style of writing known as yellow journalism by printing stories that described Spanish cruelty.

• True
• False

The Platt Amendment to Cuba's constitution authorized future US intervention in Cuba's affairs.

• True
• Flase

The Open Door Policy stated that no single country should have a monopoly on trade with which country?

• Mexico
• China
• Cuba
• Japan

What was the Boxer Rebellion?

• a revolution in Panama that President Roosevelt supported
• an uprising against US control in the Philippines
• a revolt by Nicaraguan citizens against their leader
• an uprising in China against the presence of foreigners

Why did the US want to build the Panama Canal?

• to allow ships to travel more easily around the coast of South America.
• to have easier access to Colombia.
• to make the governments of Latin America more stable.
• to help protect its Pacific empire.