Unit 11 quiz

This person sailed a fleet of American warships to Japan in order to open trade with America

• Matthew Perry

• Frederick Jackson Turner

• Alfred T. Mahan

• Sanford Dole

This ended the Spanish-American War

• Treaty of Versailles

• Oslo Accords

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Paris

Yellow journalism gets its name from which cartoon character?

• Yellow cat

• Yellow dog

• Yellow person

• Yellow kid

Which country was Alaska purchased from?

• Russia

• Spain

• Great Britain

• Canada

Leader of the Filipino nationalists during the Spanish-American War who led an insurrection against American forces

• George Dewey

• Emilio Aguinaldo

• Jose Marti

• William Howard Taft

The practice of yellow journalism most influenced the United States entry into which war?

• War of 1812

• Spanish-American War

• World War II

• Persian Gulf War

The explosion of the USS Maine...

• proved to Americans that President McKinley was a weak leader.

• rallied Americans against Spain, though Spain may not have been responsible.

• caused American prejudice against Spanish speaking immigrants.

• formed a bond between Americans and Cubans that still exists today.

He was the first U.S. governor of Hawaii as a U.S. territory

• Sanford B. Dole

• James Dole

• Frederick Jackson Turner

• Alfred T. Mahan

the belief held by some in the late nineteenth century that certain nations and races were superior to others and therefore destined to rule over them

• Social Darwinism

• Imperialism

• Insurrection

• Colonialism

This royal Hawaiian resisted American influence in Hawaii by abolishing a constitution that gave only wealthy landowners the right to vote

• King Kalalaua

• Queen Liluokalani