W 7 American Imperialism Quiz

What was the event known as when the United States purchased Alaska?

• Seward's Foley

• Louisiana Purchase

• Monroe Doctrine

• Treaty of Paris

Which war led to the United States annexing Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?

• Spanish American War

• World War I

• Civil War

• Mexican American War

What journalistic style, exaggerating the Spanish atrocities, helped fuel the Spanish-American War?

• Tabloid Journalism

• Investigative Journalism

• Yellow Journalism

• Broadcast Journalism

Who were the leaders of the newspapers that used sensationalism to influence public opinion towards the Spanish-American War?

• Jefferson and Madison

• Ford and Edison

• Pulitzer and Hearst

• Rockefeller and Carnegie

What was the name of the U.S. battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor, serving as a catalyst for the Spanish-American War?

• USS Missouri

• USS Arizona

• USS Constitution

• USS Maine

Group that opposed American imperialism

(a)  

Regiment that fought on San Juan Hill, where Teddy Roosevelt will acquire fame.

(a)  

The explosion of this ship led to the American people to support war against Spain.

(a)  

The United States used (a)   as a reason to get involved in Latin America.

United States purchased this territory from Russia in 1866.

(a)