Module 6 Imperialism

William Seward believed that the United States should expand its borders

• True
• False

When did American capitalists begin investing millions of dollars in Cuba’s sugar cane plantations?

• after slavery in Cuba was abolished
• after Cuba won its independence from Spain
• after José Martí organized guerrilla campaigns
• after the promises of the Monroe Doctrine were met

Which President broke up 90 trust in a four-year term?

• Teddy Roosevelt
• Woodrow Wilson
• William Howard Taft
• William McKlinkey

Americans in the 1860's thought that the purchase of Alaska was a good idea

• True
• False

Theodore Roosevelt formed a group of soldiers during The Spanish American War and named them what? 

• The Rough Riders
• The Blue Angels
• The Green Berets
• The Roosevelt Riders

What was the event that ignited the Spanish-American War?

• Explosion of the USS Arizona
• Sinking of the USS Maine
• Sinking of the Lusitania
• Russia

Theodore Roosevelt became president as a result of the election of 1901.

• True
• False

Platt Amendment's passage resulted in?

• Puerto Rico became self-governing commonwealth
• Creation of US military base in Cuba
• Official end to Spanish American war
• Establishment of diplomatic relations with Japan

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

• End the Boxer Rebellion
• Win leaseholds in China
• Ensure trading rights with China
• Establish a sphere of influence

Alfred T. Mahan expressed what opinion in his book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"?

• Nation benefited from a strong navy and overseas bases
• US government increased foreign trade by providing businesses more incentives to build ships
• Panama Canal construction increased naval traffic and benefited all Central American countries
• US government placed too much emphasis on modernizing navy instead army