Unit 5 Test (US)

Name (first and last)

The economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker nations

• Protectorate
• Imperialism
• Anglo-Saxonism
• Jingoism

As tensions were building against the Spanish in Cuba, President McKinley was faced with strong___________________, or aggressive nationalism, within the Republican Party.

• Protectorate
• Imperialism
• Anglo-Saxonism
• Jingoism

An imperial power protects local rulers from rebellions and invasions

• Protectorate
• Imperialism
• Anglo-Saxonism
• Jingoism

The idea that English-speaking nations were superior to other nations

• Protectorate
• Imperialism
• Anglo-Saxonism
• Jingoism

Economic and military competition from _______________ helped to convince many Americans that the United States should become a world power.

• Canada
• China
• Europe
• Latin America

Which of the following was a reason for the United States to become more active in international affairs?

• to gain control of the Eastern Hemisphere
• the need to find new markets
• the need to increase the national debt
• the desire to decrease trade

In the 1880s, Secretary of State John Hay led efforts to

• overthrow the Hawaiian monarchy
• open trade between China and the United States
• increase support for American expansion
• expand American influence in Latin America

Sensationalized stories about Spanish atrocities was called ___________________.

• Yellow journalism
• Jingoism
• Imperialism
• False journalism

When the Maine exploded, whom did many Americans hold responsible?

• Cuba
• Japan
• Spain
• The Philippines