Unit 7 Imperialism Quiz Review

Who was the first President of the United States to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Barack Obama

• William McKinley

• Jimmy Carter

The Spanish-American War American occupation of the Philippines led to which of the following?

• Filipino independence

• Filipino insurrection

• the Open Door policy

• Japanese control

The Platt Amendment resulted in which country becoming a “sphere of influence”?

• Colombia

• Panama

• Cuba

• Guam

The American public sided with the Cuban rebels against Spain largely as a result of

• the charge up San Juan Hill

• the Treaty of Paris

• the Platt Amendment

• yellow journalism

The United States followed a policy of expansionism in the late 1800s because

• U.S. businesses wanted new markets and consumers to sell to

• many Americans were demanding high-quality, foreign-made goods

• U.S. factories needed to find foreign laborers to come here and work

• European nations were eager to sell their colonies

What was the central message of the Roosevelt Corollary?

• United States territories would remain independent

• The United States would intervene in neighboring countries if it needed to

• The United States would support all revolutionary movements

• United States territories could not enter any foreign agreements

What ship was supposedly sunk by the Spanish in Havana Harbor to start the Spanish American War?

• U.S.S. Montana

• U.S.S. Michigan

• U.S.S. Maine

• U.S.S. Missouri

In the De Lome letter, who was criticized for efforts to get the Spanish government to work out a peace with the Cuban rebels?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Hearst

• William McKinley

The main reason the United States built the Panama Canal was to

• reduce travel time for commercial and military shipping

• close the Western Hemisphere to European colonization

• prevent the spread of communism

• promote isolationist foreign policy

The main reason the United States implemented the Open Door Policy was to

• promote Chinese immigration

• guarantee access to Chinese markets

• encourage religious freedoms

• expand democratic reforms