American Pageant Chapter 27

Support for the war against Spain came in part from the __________ practiced by some U. S. newspapers, this means exaggerated journalism.

•  Manifest Destiny 
•  Platt Amendment 
• Teller Amendment
• Yellow Journalism

The __________ was built in Central America to save time and money in commercial and military shipping. 

• Erie Canal
• Grand Canal
• Panama Canal 
• Suez Canal

Which of the following was a major contributor to American Imperialism in the late 1800s? 

• Curiosity about other cultures 
• Desire for new markets for American goods. 
•  Need for spices from the East Indies
• The end of the Civil War.

Which event was a cause of the Spanish-American War?

• The construction of the Panama Canal
• The discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram
• The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
• The discovery of the gold in Spain Telegram

What imperialism motive is being shown by this image?

• Racism
• Political
• Economic
• Religious

Which treaty ended the Spanish-American War?

• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Versailles
• Roosevelt Corollary
• Armistice Agreement

Economic motives for imperialism include _________.

• a desire to spread Christianity
• a need for military bases around the world
• a need for raw materials to be used in factories
• a desire to gain glory

The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.

• superior to other cultures
• misunderstood by Americans
• the oldest culture in the world
• a replica of Ancient Greek culture

US policy that says the US can trade within any "sphere of influence" in China

• Open-Door Policy
• Colonialism
• Monroe Doctrine
• Roosevelt Corollary

In his 1904 State of the Union Address, President Roosevelt stated that the U.S. would defend Latin America from foreign invaders. This addition to the Monroe Doctrine was known as the______________.

• Treaty of Versailles

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Treaty of Paris

• Platt Amendment