Unit 4 Assessment

What was the first territory that the United States acquired in the Pacific Ocean?

• Guam

• Phillipines

• Hawaii

• Samoa

The concept of the white man's burden was used to justify American imperialism. The concept argued that native people in foreign lands like the Philippines

• were threatening to other nations of the world

• had helped developed countries in the past.

• were not able to take care of themselves.

• had valuable resources that were being wasted.

Which of these territories did the United States acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War?

• Panama

• Phillipines

• Hawaii

• the Dominican Republic

On April 11, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain in order to liberate Cuba from Spanish control. Before Congress approved the declaration of war, the Teller Amendment was added to it. What was the purpose of the Teller Amendment?

• The amendment stated that the United States intended to annex Cuba after the war.

• The amendment stated that the United States would not annex Cuba after the war.

• The amendment included funding for the United States to build a canal in Central America.

• he amendment stated that the United States intended to annex all territories in the Caribbean Sea after the war.

Which treaty granted the United States permission to build the Panama Canal?

• he Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

• the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

• the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

• he Treaty of Paris of 1898

The U.S. became a superpower around the turn of the twentieth century. This was because the U.S. was able to create a stepping stone to the commerce of

• Africa

• Cuba

• Spain

• China

Which of these best explains the major weakness of missionary diplomacy?

• It relied on the open cooperation of Latin American governments

• It ignored the native spiritual and religious beliefs in Latin America.

• It did not have the full support of the U.S. president and government.

• It attempted to use force to bring democracy to certain countries.

One reason the United States was interested in acquiring Hawaii was that trade with Hawaii had become quite important. What was Hawaii's primary export to the United States?

• Sugar Cane

• Corn

• Fish

• Cotton

In 1902, Secretary of State John Hay negotiated a treaty with Colombian Foreign Minister Tomás Herrán in which the United States was granted permission to build a canal in Panama, which was controlled by Colombia at the time. The U.S. Senate approved this treaty, but the Colombian government did not. What did the United States do after the rejection of this treaty?

• The United States imposed a trade embargo on Colombia.

• The United States assisted in a Panamanian revolt against Colombia, and Panama became an independent country.

• The United States started to build its canal even though it did not have approval.

• The United States declared war on Colombia.

The Platt Amendment was a treaty that allowed the United States to build military bases in which country?

• Cuba

• Hawaii

• Haiti

• Dominican Republic