US Imperialism Quiz

Which definition best describes the "Big Stick Policy"?

• Roosevelt’s famed policy of working with others with the threat of a powerful military to back up our plans.

• William Howard Taft’s policy of investing in Latin America so that it would become a market and region of allies to the US.

• Policy proposed by Sec. of State John Hay to keep China open to trade for all nations.

• President Wilson’s foreign policy of only supporting nations with moral beliefs like the US’s.

Which definition best describes Dollar Diplomacy?

• Roosevelt’s famed policy of working with others with the threat of a powerful military to back up our plans. This was effective in Panama in securing land for a canal

• Policy proposed by McKinley’s Sec. of State John Hay to keep China open to trade for all nations so that the US would not get shut out as it had in other areas dominated by European imperialism.

• William Howard Taft’s policy of ensuring stability in Latin America by investing US businesses in nations and protecting US interests to support those nations

• President Wilson’s foreign policy of only supporting nations with moral beliefs like the US’s. Wilson used this policy in Nicaragua, Haiti, and other Latin American areas to support democracy

What is imperialism?

• When an emperor decides to step down from power.

• When a stronger nation dominates a weaker nation by military or economic force to gain more land and prestige.

• When a weaker nation dominates a stronger nation by force and gains more land and prestige.

• None of the above.

Which nation is seen as imperialistic in this political cartoon?

• England

• United States

• Germany

• None of the above

The United States acquired Alaska from 

• Spain
• Great Britain
• Japan
• Russia

Why was Alaska called "Seward's folly"?

• Americans didn't own a territory so far north
• It was a frozen wasteland with no resources
• U.S. had already annexed Samoa, and didn't need another territory
• Thought two-cents an acre was too expensive

__________warned against the establishment of any additional European colonies in Latin America.

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Monroe Doctrine

• Woodrow Wilson

• William H. Taft

Sensational headlines, developed during the Spanish-American War

• Muckraking

• Yellow Journalism

• Clickbait

The ship that suddenly exploded in Cuba, provoking the Spanish-American War

• USS Maine

• USS Texas

• USS Montana

• USS Alaska

One cause of U.S. imperialism was

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Spanish Treachery

• Desire to gain more land and natural resources