US History FAC Unit 5

Which of the following was NOT a reason for U.S. imperialism?

• A desire to strengthen the U.S. military

• Access to new markets

• A need for cheap labor

• A desire to spread western culture and Christianity

Why did the US want to control the Philippine Islands?

• To make trade with Asia easier

• To exploit natural resources
• To prevent Britain from controlling it

• To spread democracy and freedom

According to the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the role of the US in the Western Hemisphere? 

• Ok for Europeans to imperialize
• international police force
• allow imperialism in the Americas
• allow European nations to take over

What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?

• muckraking
• yellow journalism
• journalism
• paparazzi

Which of these was a cause of the Spanish-American War?

• Construction of the Panama Canal
• the Ghost Dance

• US annexing Hawaii

• Sinking of the USS Maine

What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?

• Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama

• Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam

• Puerto Rico, Panama, Haiti

• Cuba, Spain, Guam

Powerful countries seeking to control the economic & political systems of weaker countries for their own benefit

• Expansionism

• Imperialism

• Isolationism

• Laissez-faire

The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to what prior foreign policy?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Big Stick Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Washington's Farewell Address

Why was the land involved in the Homestead Act so attractive to settlers?

• It was given to them for free if they successfully farmed it for 5 years

• The land was close to the transcontinental RR

• The land was far from the air pollution of urban factories

• It was given to them with no strings attached.

Which land did the United States NOT acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War?

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• Cuba

• Philippines