Imperialism Test Review

In 1899, the United States proclaimed the Open Door policy in an attempt to

• ensure trading opportunities in China

• keep the Philippines from attacking China

• increase trade between Russia and the United States

• prevent European countries from colonizing Africa

In the late 1800s, an increased demand for raw materials and a desire for new markets contributed to the United States adopting a policy of

• imperialism

• pacifism

• expansionism

• isolationism

Why did Americans want to annex Hawaii?

• Because it was a rich source of sugar and provided a strategic location.

• Because it was a rich source of cotton and provided coal.

• Because it was a rich source of sugar and Hawaiians wanted to become US citizens.

• Because it was a rich source of cotton and provided a beautiful landscape.

In the late 1890s, yellow journalism most directly influenced the United States government's decision to

• open Japan to trade with the West

• build the Panama Canal

• enter the Spanish-American War

• purchase Alaska and Hawaii

One major result of the Spanish-American War was that the United States

• formed an alliance with England

• gained recognition as a world power by acquiring more land

• repealed the Monroe Doctrine

• decreased the size of its navy and military

These 1898 headlines are best understood as an example of

• political advertising

• yellow journalism

• public opinion polling

• isolationist policies

The explosion of the USS Maine and the practice of yellow journalism played a significant role in the

• public’s support for the Spanish-American War

• creation of the Open Door policy

• acquisition of Florida

• purchase of Alaska

Which war is most closely associated with the emergence of the United States as a world power?

• War of 1812

• Mexican War

• Civil War

• Spanish-American War

The purchase of Alaska was purchased from which nation?

• England

• Russia

• France

• Canada

Yellow Journalism is

• A type of investigative journalism that focuses on government, big business or social issues

• The name of a popular dime store novel

• A book about the disgusting conditions of slaughter houses

• A type of journalism that rarely relies on facts and is prone to exaggeration