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Section 8&9 - Imperialism and WWI

Authored by Kelen Waaland

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10th Grade

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Section 8&9 - Imperialism and WWI
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What motivated the United States to participate in imperialism in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Desire for economic expansion, military strength, and the spread of American values and culture
Need for diplomatic alliances with European powers
Goal of reducing the influence of American values and culture
Desire for isolationism and avoiding international involvement

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30 sec • 1 pt

What does it mean for a nation to annex a territory?

It means to divide a territory into smaller regions
It means to incorporate a territory into another country or state
It means to establish a neutral zone in the territory
It means to grant independence to a territory

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the United States acquire Alaska?

Through a treaty with Canada
Through military conquest

Purchased it from Russia

Through inheritance from China

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After fruit farmers overthrew Queen Liliuokalani, how did Hawaii become part of the United States?

By winning a war against Hawaii in 1905
Through a peace treaty in 1912

US government annexed it in 1898 in a deal with the fruit farmers

By purchasing the islands from Japan in 1941

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30 sec • 1 pt

What territories did the US gain control of as a result of the Spanish American War?

Cuba, Mexico, and Hawaii
Alaska, Panama, and Cuba
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
Canada, Japan, and Haiti

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What factors led the United States to declare war on Spain and begin the Spanish-American War?

Desire to establish a monarchy in Cuba
Spanish refusal to sell the Philippines to the US

Sinking of the USS Maine, yellow journalism, and the DeLome Letter

Conflict over trade routes in the Caribbean

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What president practiced Big Stick Diplomacy, the process of using American military strength to support friendly governments in the West Hemisphere?

Theodore Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln

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