Chapter 20 - Imperialism

Which of the following are reasons for imperialism?

• Desire to access new markets and raw materials

• Asserting military and political influence

• Belief in cultural superiority and "civilizing" missions

• All of the above

Which of the following would be most likely to support imperialism?

• Adherents to the idea of Manifest Destiny

• Critics of Federalism

• Proponents for Isolationism

• Advocates of Laissez-Faire economics

The political cartoon reflects the attempts to

• position newly acquired lands as a continuation of previous American foreign policy

• build opposition to the expansion of American business interests overseas

• integrate new immigrants into American culture

• criticize President McKinley for the expansion of American land holdings

The first major challenge to the expansing American empire was

• the continuation of land wars with Native Americans within its continental boundaries

• the resistance of the Filipino people to American control after the Spanish-American war

• the diplomatic challenges of acquiring the land needed or the construction of the Panama Canal

• the outbreak of military conflict with the British over disputed territory in Hawaii

United States policy regarding China was different than its interactions in other regions because

• it resulted in the military conflict with several European nations

• it fostered a closer bond with the Chinese government

• it prevented the negotiation of a trade alliance

• it sought shared access with other powerful nations

The outrage caused by the De Lome letter and the Sinking of the Maine was increased by

• muckraking

• anti-British sentiment

• yellow journalism

• pro-Spanish support

The Spanish American War mostly saw fighting in

• Guam and Puerto Rico

• Samoa and Hawaii

• Cuba and the Phillippines

• Haiti and the Dominican Republic

How did fighting in the Spanish American War affect African Americans involved in the conflict?

• Relaxed tensions as white Americans and black Americans fought as equals

• Highlighted prejudice and injustice when compared to the more inclusive Cuban forces

• Advanced the cause for gender equality regarding voting

• African Americans saw increasing acceptance as they travelled South

What future U.S. president emerged as a war hero in the Spanish American War?

• George Dewey

• Leonard Wood

• Nelson A. Miles

• Theodore Roosevelt

What governmental action officially declared Puerto Rico as a territory of the United States and made all of its inhabitants into U.S. citizens?

• Treaty of Paris (1898)

• Jones Act (1917)

• Insular Cases

• Platt Amendment