Imperialism Quiz 1

“But today we are raising more than we can consume. Today we are making more than we can use. Today our industrial society is congested; there are more workers than there is work; there is more capital than there is investment. We do not need more money—we need more circulation, more employment. Therefore, we must find new markets for our produce, new occupation for our capital, new work for our labor. . . .” — Senator Albert J. Beveridge, 1898 - This statement provides a reason why political leaders of the late 1800s adopted the policy of

• Pro-Imperialism

• Isolationism

• Anti-Imperialism

• Collective security

Involvement in the Spanish-American War, acquisition of Hawaii, and introduction of the Open Door policy in China were actions taken by the United States Government to...

• establish military alliances with other nations

• gain overseas markets and sources of raw materials

• begin the policy of manifest destiny

• support isolationist forces in Congress

The main reason the United States developed the Open Door policy was to...

• allow the United States to expand its trade with China

• demonstrate the positive features of democracy to Chinese leaders

• aid the Chinese Nationalists in their struggle with the Chinese Communists

• encourage Chinese workers to come to the United States

Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish-American War by writing articles about the

• political popularity of William Jennings Bryan

• efforts of the United States to control Mexico

• destruction of United States sugar plantations by Hawaiians

• sinking of the United States battleship Maine in Havana Harbor

Early in the 20th century, Presidents William Taft and Woodrow Wilson used the concept of dollar diplomacy to...

• help European nations avoid war

• expand United States influence in France

• protect United States investments in Latin America

• support welfare programs for immigrants to the United States

The principle that the United States has the right to act as the "policeman of the Western Hemisphere" and intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations was established by the...

• Good Neighbor policy

• Open Door policy

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Marshall Plan

President Theodore Roosevelt’s policies toward Latin America were evidence of his belief in...

• noninvolvement in world affairs

• intervention when American business interests were threatened

• the sovereign rights of all nations

• the need for European interference in the Western Hemisphere

We earnestly condemn the policy of the present National Administration…. It seeks to extinguish the spirit of 1776 in those islands. We deplore the sacrifice of our soldiers and sailors, whose bravery deserves admiration even in an unjust war….. We protest against the extension of American sovereignty by Spanish methods.

According to the platform of the Anti-Imperialist League, which of the following events would have been strongly opposed?

• Granting independence to the Philippines

• Cuban independence

• Annexing the Philippines

• Focusing on industrial development of the United States

Which country was NOT a target of U.S. imperialism during the 19th and early 20th century?

• Great Britain

• Philippines

• Hawaii

• China

What is imperialism?

• refraining from interfering in the affairs of other nations

• trying to balance the federal budget without raising taxes

• stronger nations dominating the affairs of weaker nations

• trying to remedy unemployment by increasing government spending