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"The Roaring Twenties" Quiz

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"The Roaring Twenties" Quiz
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OPEN ENDED QUESTION

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

#1) Why did some Americans living in Hawaii in the late 1800s want the United States to annex the territory?

They wanted protection from foreign nations.
They wanted to avoid paying duty fees on their sugar.
They wanted the right to purchase land in the islands.
They wanted to eliminate immigration from East Asia.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

#2) William Seward was an American leader who supported the idea of American expansionism. Because he felt this way, he arranged for the:

signing of a treaty with Japan
annexation of Hawaii as a territory
purchase of Alaska from Russia
establishment of colonies in Latin America

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

#3) How did Hawaiians lose control of their islands?

U.S. business leaders took control of the control through sugar plantations.
Hawaiians willingly agreed to be annexed into the U.S.
Queen Liliuokalani made an agreement with U.S. business leaders for annexation.
Secretary of State, William Seward, purchased Hawaii for $7.2 million.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

#4) What role did Theodore Roosevelt have in the Spanish-American War?

He led a naval blockade in Cuba.
He was a leader of the Rough Riders.
He was president of the United States.
He fought in the first battle in the Philippines

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

#5) Which specific event caused the American public to insist upon going to war with Spain?

the bombing of the USS Maine
the publishing of yellow journalism
the actions of General Valeriano Weyler
the destruction of American-owned plantations

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

#6) Which of the following is NOT a territory that the United States got from the war with Spain?

Puerto Rico
Guam
Cuba
the Philippines

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