11/14 MAH Unit 4 Pretest

All of the following were imperialist powers in the late 1800s except

• Spain

• Japan

• China

• The United States

Which country’s residents became citizens of the United States in 1917?

• Cuba

• Hawaii

• Puerto Rico

• the Philippines

General John J. Pershing led a force of fifteen thousand soldiers in an attempt to capture

• José Martí.

• Pancho Villa.

• Emiliano Zapata.

• Emilio Aquinaldo.

For which action did Theodore Roosevelt win the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize?

• leading the Rough Riders

• developing the Roosevelt Corollary

• negotiating the Treaty of Paris of 1898

• negotiating an end to war between Russia and Japan

Of the following statements, the one that best reflects an anti-imperialist attitude is

• “It is not necessary to own people to trade with them.”

• “The expansion of our trade and commerce is the pressing problem.”

• “Is there no nation wise enough, brave enough to aid this blood-smitten land?”

• “Fate has written our policy for us; the trade of the world must and shall be ours. . . .”

Which of the following did the United States insist that Cuba include in its constitution?

• The Boxer Protocol

• The Platt Amendment

• The Teller Amendment

• The Roosevelt Corollary

The Boxer Rebellion was an attempt by Chinese revolutionaries to

• restore the Manchu dynasty to power

• remove foreign influence from China.

• set up a democratic government in China

• set up a Communist government in China.

What war ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1898?

• Spanish-American War

• Russo-Japanese War

• Philippine-American War

• Cuban War for Independence

The United States gained control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal by

• negotiating with Colombia

• invading and attacking Colombia

• implementing the Open Door Policy

• encouraging and supporting Panamanian independence.

The rapid growth of industry in the United States helped fuel imperialism because

• America needed unspoiled places for its workers to vacation

• Americans had more time to read about foreign places.

• the United States was producing too many goods for its own people to buy.

• Americans wanted to take over foreign factories and learn their secrets.