U.S. Expansion and Imperialism Quiz

What was the main factor driving U.S. expansionist policies after the frontier was closed?

• Desire for more land in the West

• Nationalism and imperialism

• Opposition to foreign alliances

• Expanding domestic industries

Which region was NOT a focus for U.S. imperialism after the Civil War?

• Caribbean Islands

• Mexico

• Hawaii

• Africa

Which island did the U.S. have major economic interests in during the late 1800s?

• Philippines

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• Guam

What was the result of the Ten Years' War in Cuba?

• Cuban independence

• U.S. intervention in Cuba

• Abolition of slavery in Cuba

• Cuban victory over Spain

What event most directly led to the U.S. declaring war on Spain in 1898?

• The Cuban War of Independence

• Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

• Weyler’s reconcentration policy

• Spanish invasion of Puerto Rico

What type of journalism exaggerated Spanish atrocities in Cuba to inflame American public opinion?

• Investigative journalism

• Yellow journalism

• Neutral journalism

• Objective journalism

Which military unit, led by Theodore Roosevelt, gained fame in the Battle of San Juan Hill?

• Buffalo Soldiers

• The Rough Riders

• 9th Cavalry

• 10th Cavalry

Which battle marked the first major victory for the U.S. in the Spanish-American War?

• Battle of Santiago

• Battle of Havana

• Battle of Manilla Bay

• Battle of San Juan Hill

What did the Treaty of Paris (1898) grant to the United States?

• Cuba as a U.S. colony

• The Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam

• The Dominican Republic and Canada

• Independence for the Philippines

Which amendment made Cuba a U.S. protectorate and allowed U.S. intervention in Cuban affairs?

• Teller Amendment

• Platt Amendment

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Monroe Doctrine