US Imperialism Quiz Review

Where did the US decide to build a canal?

• Guatamala

• Egypt

• Colombia

• Panama

What country did the U.S. open to trade in 1854 by sending a floatilla of ships under Commodore Matthew C. Perry?

• Japan

• China

• Russia

• Panama

What territory in the Pacific did the U.S. annex in 1898 for pineapples, sugar, & a naval base?

• Alaska

• Samoa

• Guam

• Hawaii

Who was President during the Spanish-American War?

• Woodrow Wilson

• William McKinley

• William H Taft

• Teddy Roosevelt

Due to defeating the Spanish, the U.S. took on the Philippines, Guam, & what Caribbean island?

• Cuba

• Dominican Republic

• Puerto Rico

• Panama

What country did American fight 4 years to take over as a colony?

• Guam

• The Philippines

• Cuba

• Puerto Rico

What was the name of the Conference that the US invited the Latin American countries to?

• Western Hemisphere Conference

• Pan-American Conference

• Latin Conference

• European Conference

What is imperialism?

• When one country takes over another country
• When one country is allies with another country
• When one country is at war with another country
• all of these options

What prompted US government to participate in 1893 overthrow of Hawaiian monarchy?

• Colonization of Pacific islands near Hawaii by European nations
• Kidnapping of Christian missionaries by Hawaiian nationalists
• Queen Liliuokalani's attempt to reduce political influence of American sugar planters
• King Kalakaua's discussions with Japanese government to lease Pearl Harbor

The United States acquired Alaska from 

• Spain
• Great Britain
• Japan
• Russia