Module 7 Test

Match the following

• William H. Seward

• a national policy of avoiding involvement in other countries’ affairs

• Imperialism

• Secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln, he also was responsible for the purchase of Alaska from Russia.

• Isolationism

• the practice of extending a nation’s power by gaining territories for a colonial empire

• Liliuokalani

• Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, she opposed annexation by the United States but lost power in a U.S.-supported revolt by planters that led to a new government.

What country was subdivided by Japan, Russia, France, Great Britain and Germany?

• Mongolia

• China

• Mexico

What was the first country to sign a treaty with Japan in 1853?

• Great Britain

• Germany

• United States

This was the amount the U.S. paid for Alaska.

• $7 million

• $7.1 million

• $7.2 million

Which of the following was NOT an island gained by the U.S. from the Spanish-American War?

• Philippines

• Cuba

• Jamaica

What was the name of the Chinese rebellion?

• Jiu Jitsu Rebellion

• Boxer Rebellion

• Kung Fu Rebellion

Match the following

• Open Door Policy

• a policy established by the United States in 1899 to promote equal access for all nations to trade in China

• Spheres of Influence

• an area where foreign countries control trade or natural resources of another nation or area

• Boxer Rebellion

• a siege of a foreign settlement in Beijing by Chinese nationalists who were angry at foreign involvement in China

What was the name of the U.S. battleship that blew up in the Havana Harbor?

• U.S.S. Maine

• U.S.S. Missouri

• U.S.S. Iowa

What two islands did most of the fighting with Spain and the Unites States take place?

• Guam

• Philippines

• Cuba

What future U.S. president fought in the Spanish-American War(Cuba)?

• Woodrow Wilson

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt