U.S. Imperialism quiz 1

U.S. Imperialism quiz 1

10th Grade

15 Qs

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U.S. Imperialism quiz 1

U.S. Imperialism quiz 1

Assessment

Quiz

History

10th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.7.9, RL.8.9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Brian Martin

Used 14+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the Spanish-American War fought?
The US wanted to help Cuba gain independence from Spain so that the US could have access to Cuba's natural resources
The US blamed to sinking of the USS Maine on Spain
The Spanish Ambassador wrote a letter criticizing the president
All of these

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Yellow Journalism, which sparked a war with Spain, was led by this journalist...
William Jennings Bryan
Walter Kronkite
William Randolph Hearst
Mark Twain

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two main reasons the U.S. forcibly annexed Hawaii were to have a military base and ...
sugar cane
luaus 
tobacco
rice

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This was the primary reason the U.S. went to war with Spain in Cuba...
Sinking of the Lusitania
Zimmermann Telegram
U.S.S. Maine explosion
Russian Revolution

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
What was the cause of the Spanish American War?
Imperialism
Cuba's drive for independance
Yellow Journalism
    All the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Yellow Journalists were:
writers who exposed period problems in hopes of achieving reform
writers who wrote in yellow to bring attention to Spanish abuses
newspaper reporters and illustrators who exaggerated stories in order to sell newspapers and fuel a war with Spain
writers who opposed American imperialism and aimed to keep America neutral

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