Imperialism Quiz (Sections 22.1 and 22.2)

Which Caribbean island was fighting for independence from Spain in 1898?

• Jamaica

• Cuba

• Domincan Republic

• Hawaii

What action by the Spanish government against the people of Cuba in the 1890s helped to turn US public opinion against Spain?

• rigging false elections to keep pro-Spanish officials in power

• burning US businesses and property leading to over $1.5 million is damages

• attacking the US military base at Guantanamo Bay

• creating concentration camps for the Cuban population where many people died

Choose all of the following qualities that constitute yellow journalism.

• color supplementation

• scare headlines

• sensationalized stories

• deceiving information

Sensationalist newspapers who sought to manufacture news stories in order to sell more papers were known as...

• blue broadsheets

• robber baron rags

• manufactured media

• yellow journalism

All of these were contributing motivators for the US to expand overseas EXCEPT

• to access more raw materials

• to encourage more immigration

• the sense of obligation to help other, less developed races

• the need for overseas bases to help American strategic standing

True or False: There was no significant opposition to Imperialism in the US. The country was almost completely in favor of imperialist expansion.

• True

• False

Who was the president when the Spanish-American War happened?

• William McKinley

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theordore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

Select all the major locations of fighting in the Spanish American War:

• Spain

• Philippines

• Mexico

• Cuba

True or false: The Spanish American War was a difficult war for the USA to win? The war dragged on for many years and killed more soldiers than most previous wars.

• True

• False

True or false - African-American soldiers fought valiently in the war, earning several Medals of Honor and helping to decide many battles.

• True

• False