
American Imperialism (Part 1)
Authored by Jeffrey Golson
Social Studies
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During the late 1800s, the industrialized nations’ scramble for territorial control in Africa, Asia, and Latin America was called
nativism
imperialism
manifest destiny
war mongering
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a reason that the Western powers were interested in extending their power into foreign lands?
They needed other nations to provide new customers for their goods and new places
to invest their capital.
They needed foreign territory so they could build naval bases in strategic places.
They wanted to help less developed countries join the industrial age.
They felt culturally superior.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following facts about the United States in Hawaii is not true?
Americans who invested in Hawaii’s sugar industry wanted to control the islands.
Conflict between King Kalakaua and the United States increased when the United States refused to renew a sugar treaty unless King Kalakaua gave up the port of
Pearl Harbor.
Queen Liliuokalani conspired with Hawaii’s sugar producers to begin talks with U.S.
officials about annexation.
The Hawaiian League forced King Kalakaua to sign the bayonet constitution, which
restricted the king’s power and deprived most Hawaiians of the right to vote.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which president refused to use military support to help Queen Liliuokalani but also refused to support annexation?
President
William McKinley
President Theodore Roosevelt
President Grover Cleveland
President William Taft
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A geographic area where an outside nation exerts special economic or political control is called a
territorial trust
dominion
territory
sphere of influence
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following countries was the last to secure a sphere of influence in China?
Great Britain
the United States
Russia
France
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the aim of John Hay’s Open Door Policy?
To give the United States exclusive trading rights with China over certain electronic
goods
To give all nations equal trading rights in China
To settle the Boxer Rebellion
To help China regain Taiwan from Japan
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