US imperialism Quiz

The United States promoted its economic interest in China by

• intervening in the Sino-Japanese War

• passing the Chinese Exclusion Act

• encouraging the Boxer Rebellion

• adopting the Open Door policy

The headlines in this newspaper are an example of

• yellow journalism

• investigative reporting

• muckraking literature

• government censorship

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States saw the need to build the Panama Canal because

• new colonies had been acquired in Africa

• Spanish opposition to the canal had ended

• the United States navy could then move more quickly between oceans

• United States railroads could not transport enough manufactured goods

The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a turning point in United States foreign policy because the United States

• developed a plan for peaceful coexistence

• emerged as a major world power

• pledged neutrality in future European conflicts

• refused to become a colonial power

A goal of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy and President William Howard Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy policy toward Latin America

• join Western Hemisphere nations in a military alliance

• encourage foreign nations to establish colonies

• raise Latin America’s standard of living

• protect American economic and political interests

The main reason President Theodore Roosevelt supported a Panamanian rebellion against Colombia in 1903 was to

• increase the number of democratic nations in Latin America

• reduce European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere

• gain the right to complete a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• prevent a foreign power from seizing land in Central America

Theodore Roosevelt’s “Speak softly and carry a big stick” policy relied on the United States having a

• strong navy.

• tax on imports.

• system of military alliances.

• competitive economy.

Which of the following is the most accurate example of President Taft’s policy of “dollar diplomacy”?

• allowing for the nationalization of Latin American property owned by U.S. citizens

• exerting economic influence rather than military force in Latin American countries

• using international trade organizations to stabilize Latin American economies

• maintaining a military force to discourage European colonization in Latin America

The quotation below is from a speech given by Senator Albert Beveridge in 1898.

Which policy was Senator Beveridge advocating in this statement?

• containment

• disarmament

• imperialism

• isolationism

Many factors contributed to the United States annexation of Hawaii in 1898.

How did Christian missionaries influence Hawaii’s culture?

• They altered the traditional beliefs and behaviors of the native people.

• They blended old customs and folklore with new religious practices.

• They strengthened the authority of the ruling aristocracy.

• They promoted the preservation of native autonomy.