Unit 3 Exam: America Becomes a World Power: Multiple Choice Questions

The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political or military control over weaker territories is

• imperialism
• foreign policy
• diplomacy
• treaties

What was the Great White Fleet?

• Nickname of the US Army during WWI
• Nickname of the US Air Force developed in the early 1900s
• Naval fleet under Roosevelt that went on a World Tour
• Naval Fleet under Wilson that protected US ships against German U-boats

What is Social Darwinism?

• survival of the fittest military
• survival of the fittest country
• survival of the "economically fittest"
• the theory that the strongest animal will procreate

What was the political and military reason the US wanted control of Hawaii?

• Spread Democracy there after overthrowing the monarchy
• Build naval and refueling bases there
• Increase trade with natives there
• Hawaii provided no political or military advantages

What legislation placed high taxes on Hawaiian sugar and angered US businessmen who owned plantations and were directly affected by the taxes?

• Sugar Act
• Dole Tax
• Platt Amendment
• McKinley Tariff

Who was the American businessman who became the temporary president of Hawaii?

• John Hay
• William R. Hearst
• Sanford B. Dole
• William Mckinley

All the following are impacts of American imperialism EXCEPT

• political stability and peace
• increasing markets
• growing military
• greed for land leads to more US conflict

All of the following regions were either possessions or protectorates of the US EXCEPT

• Panama
• Guam
• Midway Island
• Australia

The 3 main goals of American foreign policy are

• Economic opportunity, defense & spreading democratic values
• Economic opportunity, war, & spreading religion
• Defense, spreading democratic values & imperialism
• Imperialism, Democracy & spreading religion

The Treaty of Paris did all of the following EXCEPT

• Made Cuba a protectorate of the United States
• Gave the US control over Guam
• Provided the Philipines with full independence
• Gave the US control over Puerto Rico