IMPERIALISM EOC Review 2024

What were the main reasons the United States took an interest in Cuba?

• The shared language between Cuba and the United States

• Cuba's advanced technology sector

• Cuba's distance from Florida and its Catholic population

• Cuba's rich oil reserves

What event in 1898 increased the United States' involvement in Cuba?

• The invention of the telegraph in Cuba

• The signing of a peace treaty with Spain

• The election of President William McKinley

• The explosion of the USS Maine

What term describes the sensationalist reporting that fueled anti-Spain sentiment in the United States?

• Blue journalism

• Red journalism

• Green journalism

• Yellow journalism

Who was ordered to attack the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay?

• Admiral George Dewey

• Merle Dooley

• Captain James Cook

• General Douglas MacArthur

Which territories did the United States gain control over after the Spanish-American War?

• Mexico, Canada, and Brazil

• Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippine Islands

• Spain, Portugal, and France

• Australia, New Zealand, and India

What belief stated that Americans were destined by God to settle land all the way to the Pacific Ocean?

• The Monroe Doctrine

• American Exceptionalism

• Manifest Destiny

• Divine Right of Kings

Which of the following was NOT a factor fueling U.S. imperialism?

• Desire for greater military strength

• Search for new spiritual beliefs

• Search for new markets

• Belief in cultural superiority

Who created a plan for U.S. military dominance that included building a modern Navy?

• Secretary of State John Hay

• General Douglas MacArthur

• Admiral Alfred Mahan

• President Theodore Roosevelt

What was the purpose of acquiring Hawaii according to the plan for U.S. military dominance?

• To use as a penal colony

• To serve as a tourist destination

• To cultivate sugar cane

• To create a naval base in the Central Pacific

What ideology justified the U.S. in civilizing 'inferior' cultures during its imperialistic expansion?

• Social Darwinism

• The White Man's Burden

• Manifest Destiny

• The Roosevelt Corollary