Chapter 22: America as a World Power

Who was the Queen of Hawaii?

• Queen Liliukalani
• Queen Elizabeth
• Queen Latifah
• Queen Bee

What is the name of the person who "acquired" Alaska?

• Teddy Roosevelt
• William Seward
• Stanford Dole
• William McKinley

What name was given to the Purchase of Alaska?

• Sewards Slip Up
• Sewards Scallywags
• Seward's Folly
• Seward's Flop

Which of the following was the catalyst for the United States declaring war on Spain in 1898?

• The DeLome Letter

• The Spanish invasion of Mexico

• When the Rough Riders invading Cuba

• The USS Maine explosion

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

• End the Boxer Rebellion

• Ensure trading rights with China

• Win leaseholds in China

• Establish a sphere of influence

Which of the following factors contributed to the Boxer Rebellion?

• poor treatment of foreigners by Chinese leaders

• the breaking of the alliances between Russia and China

• Chinese nationalists' anger at foreign involvement in the country

• American socialism and its effects on China

The explosion of the USS Maine

• proved that McKinley was a weak president

• rallied Americans against Spain

• caused American prejudice about Spanish immigrants

• formed a bond between America and Cuba

Americans overthrew the queen of this island and made it a state due to its value to missionaries and fruit plantation owners

• Guam
• Puerto Rico
• Hawaii
• Philippines

How did yellow journalism influence Americans’ feelings about the Spanish American War? 

• a.  It provided an accurate account of the events occurring in Cuba. 
• It inflamed public opinion against the rule of colonial Spain
• a.  It uncovered the truth about the battleship Maine.
• a.  It encouraged negotiations with the Spanish.

Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War? 

• a.  Hawaii became the fiftieth state.
• a.  The United States was no longer a world power.
• a.  Colombia agreed to allow the United States to build the Panama Canal.
• a.  The United States gained control of Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam.