Rise to World Power

What is the term for when powerful nations create large empires by exercising economic and political control over weaker regions?

• Capitalism
• Expansionism
• Imperialism
• Isolationism

Which of the following drove the search for imperialism?

• Gold
• Land
• Raw materials and markets
• New trade routes

Who pushed for a canal across Central America linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean?

• Matthew Perry
• William Seward
• James Blaine
• Alfred Thayer Mahan

What was the price the United States paid to gain Alaska from Russia?

• $3.5 million
• $7.2 million
• $10 million
• $100 million

What brought an American business to Hawaii in the 1830s?

• Avocado
• Cotton
• Pineapple
• Sugar Cane

Who overthrew Queen Liliuokalani?

• American businessmen
• Christian missionaries
• Hawaiian traders
• American landowners

What was the Great White Fleet?

• a group of 16 American warships
• a rich fishing zone off the United States Pacific coast
• a group of American airplanes based in Hawaii
• Theodore Roosevelt's presidential staff

In 1898, the Congress declared war against Spain due to events that occurred in what country?

• Cuba
• England
• Germany
• Mexico

Why did the United States launch a surprise attack at Manila Bay in the Philippines

• It was a place where a rebellion was forming against the United States government.
• It was a Japanese naval base.
• It was the capital of the Republic of the Philippines.
• It was the headquarters of a part of the Spanish fleet.

The American people wanted a declaration of war against Spain after the explosion of what warship?

• Lusitania
• Luzon
• Maine
• Philadelphia