Imperialism Review Game

What is imperialism?

• When strong nations take over weaker territories

• When nations join forces to form an alliance

• When nations go to war

• When nations go bankrupt

What was the Boxer Rebellion about?

• Europeans joined forces to conquer China

• Chinese people attempted to conquer Korea and Japan

• Chinese people spread Christianity in China

• Chinese people killed foreigners and Christians to get rid of Western influence in China

How did America gain these territories?

• Through War

• Puerto Rico

• By Stealing

• Hawaii

• Through War and Buying

• Cuba

• Didn't get it

• Philippines

• By Buying

• Alaska

What were the three reasons why the Spanish American War started?

• Yellow Journalism
• De Lome Letter
• USS Maine
• Lusitania
• Zimmerman Note

How did construction of the Panama Canal showcase America as a world power?

• America built the canal while the French failed

• America built the canal while the British failed

• America refused to give in to Columbia's demand and instead supported a revolution

• Building the Panama canal was one of the world's greatest engineering feats

• Panama Canal made trading cheaper and faster

What does the Big Stick represent?

• Powerful Navy

• Immense Wealth

• Huge population

• Spreading Christianity

Which foreign policy belongs to which president?

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• William Howard Taft

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Woodrow Wilson

• Moral Missionary Diplomacy

• Theodore Roosevelt

Why did the USS Maine explode?

• Spanish attacked it

• The ship ran into a mine

• A coal fire spread into the ammunition storage room

• Cuban rebels bombed it and blamed it on the Spanish

What was the Platt Amendment about?

• America decided who will lead Cuba

• Cuba became an American territory

• Cuba could only trade with America

• Cuba could never sell a piece of their land to a foreign nation

What was the Open Door Policy?

• Europe had to share territories with America in China

• Europe had to share trading rights with America in China

• America had exclusive trading rights in China

• China decided who they will or will not trade with