Imperialism Review

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

• End the Boxer Rebellion

• Ensure trading rights with China

• Win leaseholds in China

• To disband the sphere of influence

Which territory did the United States NOT gain direct control of after the Spanish-American War? 

• Puerto Rico
• Cuba
• Philippines 
• Guam

 What ensured that Cuba would remain tied to the United States?

• Roosevelt Corollary
• Foraker Act
• Anglo-Saxonism
• Platt Amendment

What was Roosevelt's policy called?

• Dollar Diplomacy
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Sphere of Influence
• Pan-Americanism

Why did the US encourage a Panamanian Revolution against Colombia? 

• to allow nationalism
• to build and control the Panama Canal

• to spread imperialism
• to enforce the Roosevelt Corollary and establish a naval base

What is "annexation"?

• When a country takes control of new territory.

• When a country frees territory that it controls.

• When a country frees another group of people from imperialist rule.

• When a country rebels against it's imperial rulers.

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation

• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize

• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation

• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

A form of sensationalist writing used as propaganda

• red journalism

• yellow journalism

• enquiring journalism

• investigative reporting

The leader of the Rough Riders that captured San Juan Hill

• McKinley

• Coolidge

• Roosevelt

• Adams

Yellow Journalists were:

• writers who exposed period problems in hopes of achieving reform

• writers who wrote in yellow to bring attention to Spanish abuses

• newspaper reporters and illustrators who exaggerated stories in order to sell newspapers and fuel a war with Spain

• writers who opposed American imperialism and aimed to keep America neutral