Imperialism Test Review

The Spanish-American War expanded the power of the US by

• assisting the Philippines in gaining their independence

• gaining Haiti as a colonial territory

• obtaining Puerto Rico as an American territory

• encouraging Panama to seek independence from Colombia

The Open Door Policy proposed by Secretary of State John Hay

• encouraged foreigners to immigrate to the United States

• established tariff-free policies for imports from England

• eliminated immigration restrictions against the Chinese

• proposed equal trading rights in China

Which best describes the practice of Yellow Journalism?

• exaggerating and sensationalizing events to sell papers

• accurately reporting only the facts of a news story

• opinion-based stories meant to support one side of an issue

• a balanced approach to news that is fair to all sides

In 1898, the mysterious and controversial destruction of the battleship USS Maine was viewed by many in the United States as

• an accident with nobody to blame

• an act of sabotage by unhappy Americans

• cause for war with Spain

• the beginning of yellow journalism

When sugar planters, missionaries, and Marines drove Queen Liliuokalani from power, the US gained a permanent foothold in

• Hawaii

• Guam

• Samoa

• Panama

In the late 1800s, the US government wanted control of the areas labeled on this map in order to increase opportunities for

• cultural exchange

• foreign trade

• national self-determination

• technological growth

The United States acquired all of the territories identified on the map as a result of the

• Mexican-American War (1848)

• Civil War (1861-1865)

• Spanish-American War (1898)

• First World War (1914-1918)

Why did the US government support Cuban revolutionaries?

• It was a U.S. foreign policy goal to get all European powers out of the Western Hemisphere.

• Cuba’s governor Valeriano Wyler was considered a “butcher” by American politicians.

• Cuban revolutionary leader Jose Marti spent time in America building support for the Cuban people.

• Al of the above

What was the significance of the USS Maine?

• It exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba in February 1898.

• Its destruction caused yellow journalists to immediately blame Spain.

• “Remember the Maine” became the rallying cry of pro-war Americans.

• All of the above statements are true.

Emilio Aguinaldo was

• A Cuban revolutionary who guided the Rough Riders from Guantanamo Bay to Havana at the start of the Spanish-American War.

• The Spanish governor of Puerto Rico.

• A Filipino revolutionary who allied with the US against Spain.

• The native king of Guam who was allied with the Spanish.