The Imperial Age - Test Review

Why did President Roosevelt want the Panama Canal built?

• He thought it would be a fun activity.

• He wanted to prove to France that the U.S. was a stronger nation.

• He wanted to improve relations with Columbia.

• He wanted to reduce travel time between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.

What does the phrase “Speak softly and carry a big stick” refer to?

• It refers to Roosevelt’s foreign policy of words backed up by “police power”.

• It refers to Roosevelt’s policy to withdraw from international affairs.

• It refers to McKinley’s desire to stay out of Cuba.

• It refers to McKinley’s policy of expansion.

What were the causes of the Spanish American War? 

• Spain made rude remarks about how weak President McKinley was in the world.

• Yellow journalism, the De Lome letter, and the explosion of the USS Maine.

• Journalists created exaggerated newspapers.

• Spain sunk one  of the United States naval ships.

What is the policy of stronger nations asserting their economic, political, and/or military control over weaker territories?

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• Alliances

Why was the Open Door Policy important to the United States?

• It gave the United States territory in China.

• It gave the United States access to millions of consumers in China.

• It increased Chinese investments in the United States.

• 1. It kept European goods out of China

As a result of the peace treaty with Spain, what territories did the United States gain?

• Honduras, Colombia, and Cuba.

• Mexico, Venezuela, and Chile.

• 1. The Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

• Samoa, the Philippines, and Hawaii.

Why did the United States annex Hawaii?

• Queen Liliuokalani executed several foreign merchants.

• The United States needed naval stations in the Pacific.

• Hawaiians requested American protection.

• The Boxers started a rebellion.

Which statement best describes the Boxer Rebellion?

• The Chinese government sent troops to attack foreigners in Chinese cities.

• 1. The Boxers were attacking the Chinese government to gain control of their country.

• The Boxers resented the Christian missionaries in Chinese cities and attacked westerners.

• The Boxers were fighting for control of certain colonial rights to China because of the Open Door Notes.

Which of the following best describes the Filipino reaction to becoming a territory of the U.S.?

• Filipinos welcomed the opportunity to purchase American products from big businesses.

• Filipinos welcomed the control the U.S. government exerted over them.

• Filipinos enjoyed the U.S. missionaries involvement in their everyday life.

• Filipinos, led by Emilio Aguinaldo rebelled against the U.S. troops unsuccessfully.

The United States supported Panamanian revolutionaries in 1903 in their fight for independence from…

• Spain

• France

• Colombia

• Chile