United States Imperialism (USHA)

President _______ ordered a fleet of battleships to travel around the world to show the strength of the US military.

• William H. Taft

• Grover Cleveland

• Theodore Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

Start of American _______—the practice of extending a country’s power and influence by using diplomacy or military force.

• nativism

• conservatism

• monopoly

• imperialism

European powers used imperialism to establish colonies after industrialization.

• true

• false

European nations Justified their actions by claiming to “ civilize" native peoples.

• true

• false

The belief held by many Americans that US expansion was part of a divine plan.

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Manifest Destiny

• Louisiana Purchase

• Monroe Doctrine

The Roosevelt Corollary was President Theodore Roosevelt’s expansion of the Monroe Doctrine that declared the United States would stop _______ governments from chronic wrongdoing.

• Latin American

• European

• Asian

• South American

Supporters of US expansion wanted to—

• gain access to new market in Asia

• compete with imperial powers

• protect U.S. interests in Latin America

• all answer choices are correct

Many Americans believed that US expansion was part of a divine plan to—

• spread Christian ideals

• spread democracy

• bring economic properity

• all answer choices are correct

Anti-imperialists claimed that seizing foreign lands was unjust and it weakened democracy.

• true

• false

In 1868, the United States bought Alaska from ______ for $7.2 million, or about two cents per acre.

• Russia

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany