Imperialism Quiz

What was the American policy characterized in this cartoon?

• Open Door Policy
• Mutually Assured Destruction
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Truman Doctrine

Which of the following did not become a territory as a result of the Spanish-American War?

• Puerto Rico
• Hawaii
• Philipines

What economic reason did imperialists use to justify US expansion?

• having a "sphere of influence in other countries
• manufacturers needed raw materials and new markets
• responsibility to spread Christianity to inferior peoples

What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?

• muckraking
• yellow journalism
• journalism
• reporting

This future president led volunteers known as ROUGH RIDERS in the Spanish American War.

• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Teddy Roosevelt
• William McKinley
• Ronald Reagan

Ship that exploded & US blamed Spain

• Lusitania
• USS Maine
• John J Pershing
• Puerto Rico

naval officer who campaigned for expansion of U.S. territories

• Alfred Thayer Mahan

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Sanford Dole

• William Taft

3. Helped overthrow Hawaii’s monarchy, was its first governor

• William McKinley
• Teddy Roosevelt
• William Howard Taft
• Sanford B Dole

11. U.S. gains easier access to Pacific Ocean after building this.

• Hawaii
• Panama Canal
• Cuba
• Guam

13. Policy that said all nations have equal access to China’s ports and trade.

• Dollar Diplomacy
• Open Door Policy
• Oriental Policy
• Roosevelt Corrolary/Big Stick Diplomacy