Imperialism-WWI Quiz

The belief that a country is justified about imperialism because it is better suited, more advanced and stronger is known as

• Darwinism

• Social Darwinism

• Imperialist Darwinism

• Domination Darwinism

Who wrote "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"?

• Thayer Mahan

• William Hearst

• Valeriano Weyler

• Jack Pershing

What kind of plantations did many Americans have on Hawaii?

• Sugar

• Cocoa

• Pineapple

• Tobacco

In what document did the Spanish minister say the US was weak?

• Enigma letter

• Zimmerman note

• DeLome Letter

• Pulitzer journal

Who was the brutal Spanish general who was in charge of putting down the Cuban revolution?

• Thomas Seward

• Ernesto Equinaldo

• Franco Francisco

• Valeriano Weyler

Which document deals with Puerto Rico?

• Teller Amendment

• Platt Amendment

• Foraker Act

• Treaty of Paris

Which of the following was not acquired by the US as a colony after the Spanish American war?

• Cuba

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• Philippines

How did the US acquire Alaska?

• Bought it from Spain

• Bought it from Russia

• Won it in the Spanish American war

• Encouraged a revolution

The Zimmerman note was a proposal for a deal between which two countries

• US and England

• US and Germany

• Germany and Austria

• Germany and Mexico

Who was the head of the Committee on Public Information?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Joseph Pulitzer

• William Hearts

• George Creel