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Chapter 23 - Rise to World Power

Authored by Jason Eshleman

History

6th - 8th Grade

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Chapter 23 - Rise to World Power
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What were the effects of the 1898 Spanish-American war for the United States?

The U.S. won the war, gained control of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and became a world power
The U.S. lost the war, lost territory to Spain, and became Spain's Western Hemisphere counterpart
The U.S. won the war but gained nothing as they lost large amounts of money during the war 
The U.S. lost the war and it would later snowball and cause a larger war, World War One

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why did the U.S. want to build a canal through Central America in the late 1800s?

The U.S. wanted to meddle in Central America and boss everyone around there
The U.S. gained territories in the Pacific Ocean and needed a quicker route to reach them
They wanted to divide North America and South America even further
China and Japan cut their taxes on their products and made it easier to do business with just those two countries

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What was an economic impact of the Spanish-American war on the U.S.?

It cost the U.S. too much money to rebuild after the war and our economy collapsed
We lost many territories we acquired because we lost the war and had to give them back to Spain
The U.S. gained new territories which allowed the U.S. to expand its trade and world influence
We found gold in all the territories we gained from defeating Spain

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the reasons the U.S. became involved in the Spanish-American War and began to trade in East Asia with China and Japan?

They just felt like it after being isolated from the world for so long
They wanted to gain overseas markets and sources of raw materials
They wanted to prove how powerful they were by bullying other countries to do their bidding
They wanted to form alliances with Spain, China, and Japan

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Latin American countries not like the United States?

The U.S. would give them too much food and money and they wouldn't know what to do with it
The Latin American countries would ask for help and the U.S. would ignore them
The United States had a habit of interfering in the affairs of Latin American countries
The U.S. believed the Latin American countries didn't deserve to be free and wanted to give them back to Spain

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan was president of the U.S. Naval War College and published The Influence of Sea Power upon History which stated that he believed that the U.S. needed to focus on what to become a better world power?

Developing a stronger navy and expanding U.S. influence overseas
Using the navy to keep countries from trying to trade with us
taking more risks and trying to install more taxes
Use more money to help protect our country

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Imperialism is __________.

when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

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