American Imperialism Test

After President McKinley’s assassination in 1901, his VP Theodore Roosevelt became __________.

• POTUS

• FLOTUS

• my bestie

He(T. Roosevelt) became known as a _________________ because he took legal action to break up monopolies (like Standard Oil)

• trustbuster

• big baby

• best president ever

• bad president

True or False: Imperialism is when powerful nations gain control over weaker nations.

• true

• false

True or False: Western nations, such as the US & many countries in Europe, began to expand their trade and influence in outer space in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

• true

• false

Theodore Roosevelt's motto was "Speak softly and carry a big ____________."

• bag of takis

• stick

• gun

• rock

• purse

The theory of _________________ and the desire to grow into a more powerful country eventually led to the US acquiring Alaska, Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam.

• Manifest Destiny

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Imperialism

• Americanism

• Yellow Journalism

After the Civil War, some Americans wanted the nation to build a(n) __________.

• empire

• wall

• National Monument

• National Forest Association

Who are the TWO authors we talked about who wrote articles known as "Yellow Journalism"?

• Joseph Pulitzer

• William Randolph Hearst

• Shel Silverstein

• Stephen King

• Mark Twain

_________ journalism is selling news through scare headlines (Some untrue or misleading), photos (some faked), stories & interviews (some faked), & campaigns to help the abused (which were sometimes over exaggerated)

• yellow

• red

• green

• blue

Select All of the Reasons for Imperialism

• Desire for military strength

• Desire to make America popular to attract more immigrants

• Interest in new markets and need for raw materials

• Manifest Destiny

• It makes Theodore Roosevelt look like a good president