Imperialism and the Spanish American War Questions

The Spanish-American War is most directly associated with which of the following?

• Imperialism

• The Boxer Rebellion

• The establishment of the Roosevelt Corollary

• The annexation of the Hawaiian Islands

Which lands did the United States acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War?

• Alaska and Hawaii

• Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico

• Louisiana Territory and the Old Northwest

• Texas and New Mexico

Who gained fame by leading his group the Rough Riders to victory during the Spanish-American War?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• William McKinley

What was the main cause of the Spanish American War?

• The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

• The belief in Manifest Destiny

• The sinking of the American ship the USS Maine

• The Zimmerman Note

Alfred Thayer Mahan expressed what opinion in his book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History?

• A nation benefited from having a strong navy and the overseas bases needed to maintain it.

• Construction of the Panama Canal would increase naval traffic and benefit all of Central America.

• The U.S. government could increase foreign trade by providing businesses more incentives to build ships.

• The U.S. government placed too much emphasis on modernizing the navy instead of the army.

What prompted the U.S. government to participate in the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian government?

• The colonization of Pacific islands near Hawaii by European nations

• The kidnapping of Christian missionaries by Hawaiian nationalists

• Queen Liliuokalani's attempt to reduce the political influence of American sugar planters

• King Kalakaua's discussions with the Japanese government to lease Pearl Harbor

The De Lome Letter

• Proposed a secret alliance between Germany and Mexico during World War I

• Falsely accused the Spanish of sinking the USS Maine

• Established the Roosevelt Corollary

• Was written by Spain and labeled President McKinely as "weak"

Which of the following is an example of Yellow Journalism?

• Reporting the details of a bill passed by Congress

• Reporting the outcome of a recent presidential election

• Reporting the number of casualties during a Spanish American War battle

• Reporting about a recent event, but with false and exaggerated information

Passage of the Platt Amendment resulted in which development?

• Puerto Rico becoming a self governing commonwealth

• The creation of a U.S. military base in Cuba

• An official end to the Spanish-American War

• The establishment of diplomatic relations with Japan

The Roosevelt Corollary added to the Monroe Doctrine and stated the US would

• Remain neutral during World War I, but send supplies to the allies

• Use military force if any European country intervened in the Western Hemisphere

• No longer give aid to Latin American countries

• Send money and aid to support American business interests in the Western Hemisphere