Imperialism Test Review

What caused the president to make this request of Congress?

• the XYZ Affair

• the sinking of the USS Maine

• the Chesapeake Affair

• the sinking of the RMS Lusitania

What was the main motivation for US imperialism during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

• the sinking of the RMS Lusitania

• the Chesapeake Affair

• economic expansion

• military aggression

• territorial competition

What role did yellow journalism play in escalating American interest in the Cuban Revolution, which eventually spurred the outbreak of the Spanish-American War?

• It led to the United States government eventually offering to help Spain stop the Cuban revolt.

• It created an imaginary conflict between Spain and Cuba and helped to sell many newspapers.

• It helped the federal government maintain an understanding of the political events in Cuba.

• It fueled an intense interest in the events and helped create sympathy for Cuban rebels.

What argument did opponents of American expansionism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries often use to support their beliefs?

• Diverting resources needed to address domestic concerns threatened the economy.

• Colonizing foreign lands would dramatically increase threats to national security.

• Governing overseas territory was costly and provided no real benefit to the nation.

• Imperial actions by the United States violated the democratic values the nation stood for.

How did the 1898 Treaty of Paris shift the balance of power in the world?

• It started an extended period of isolationism by the United States and European powers.

• It imposed unpopular war reparations that contributed to the rise of totalitarianism in Europe.

• It marked the end of the Spanish Empire and the beginning of the United States as a world power.

• It was based on President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points and created the League of Nations.

How could the actions of the United States in the Spanish-American War be viewed as hypocritical?

• The United States expressed outrage over the imperialist policies of European powers but then sought to expand its own territory during the war.

• The United States entered the war in response to human rights violations by Spain but then committed far worse violations while occupying Cuba.

• The United States sought to remove European influence from Latin America but then sold the Latin American territory it acquired to England.

• The United States declared its intention to end the slave trade dominated by Spain but then continued to permit slavery in its own territory.

The MOST important result of the Spanish American War was that it. . .

• set up a colonial empire for the U.S. and set the U.S. on the road to empire.

• guaranteed the independence of Mexico from Spanish control.

• secured a safe source of raw materials for US industry.

"Yellow Journalism" during the late 19th century was marked by . . .

• over-reliance on facts and evidence.

• a decrease in readership.

• sensational headlines and questionable facts.

• an anti-immigrant and minority sentiment.

• a decline of the popularity of radio.

All of these terms are associated with which conflict?

• The Revolutionary War

• American Civil War

• Spanish-American War

• World War I

Who did the United States defeat in a late-nineteenth century war that was fought in the area shaded in red here?

• Spain

• Britain

• Phillipines

• Portugal