MAS Unit 4 Test

What impact did yellow journalism have on the start of the Spanish-American War?

• It had little or no effect

• It made Americans reject involvement in war

• It excited Americans toward war

• It was regarded as "fake news"

What event pushed Americans toward declaring war on Spain?

• The U.S.S. Maine being blown up

• The fear of communism spreading

• the threat of WWIII

• Th bombing of Peral Harbor

What impact did the Spanish-American War have on America’s position in the world?

• It caused America's power to decrease

• resulted in more isolationist political sentiments

• Increased America’s power around the world

• It had little or no effect

Who called it a “splendid little war” and advocated for American involvement?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

• Fidel Castro

What was the name of the Amendment Cuba was forced to add to their Constitution prior to the U.S. withdrawal?

• Foraker Act

• Domino Theory

• Containment

• Platt Amendment

Initially, what was another name for the purchase of Alaska from Russia?

• The Louisiana Purchase

• Seward's Folly

• Expansionism

• Imperialism

incorporating a territory within the domain of a country is ____________.

• imperialism

• isolationism

• annexation

• yellow journalism

the policy by which strong nations extend their political, military, and economic control over weaker territories is ___________

• command economy

• isolationism

• extraction economy

• imperialism

Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts. An extreme form of this, especially marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries is ______________

• jingoism

• nationalism

• yellow journalism

• extremism

Overblown and sometimes inaccurate, or fake stories are considered _________________

• jingoism

• yellow journalism

• extremism

• hate speech