Imperialism: The Creation of an American Empire

Why was Alaska called "Seward's folly"?

• Americans didn't own a territory so far north
• It was a frozen wasteland with no resources
• U.S. had already annexed Samoa, and didn't need another territory
• Thought two-cents an acre was too expensive

Which territory was annexed by the US because of the economic value of its sugarcane plantations?

• Alaska
• Midway
• Hawaii
• Samoa

The Open Door policy stated that

• Germany could trade freely with Britain
• all nations have equal access to trade wth China
• France can trade with Russia
• all nations should have equal access to trade with Japan

Imperialism is:

• system of no private property
• government ran by the people
• system of building an empire by conquering other nations
• method of ruling similar to communism

The US helped the Hawaiian sugar industry to prosper in the 1870s by

• leaving Hawaiian shipyards to the locals
• imposing a high taxation on Hawaiian imports
• allowing duty-free sugar shipment to the US
• sending American enterpreneurs to manage the plantations

The Anti-Imperialist League was a group that

• fought in both World Wars
• opposed the creation of an American colonial empire
• died in battle while fighting for America
• signed a petition in favor of a law that would ban all treaties

The US gained construction rights for the Panama Canal by

• attacking Panama with US warships
• annexing Panama to the US
• signing an agreement with the Colombian Senate
• encouraging a local uprising against the Colombian government

Which incident led to Congress declaring war on Spain?

• explosion of the Maine
• arrest of Jose Marti
• Spanish ships in Santiago
• capture  San Juan

Which leader wanted Hawaiians to regain economic control of their islands

• Queen Lili
• King Kame
• William Seward
• Grover Cleveland

Which of the following was not a cause of the Spanish American War?

• Yellow Journalism

• The Annexation of Hawaii

• The De Lome Letter

• The Sinking of the USS Maine