American Imperialism Content Quiz #2

Alfred T. Mahan argued:

• to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its navy power

• the burden of the white man is to support and uplift non-whites

• imperialism was not democratic and engaging in it would be hypocritical

• the nation's economic needs could be satisfied from within as the US should avoid risking itself in foreign entanglements

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

• End the Boxer Rebellion
• Ensure trading rights with China
• Win leaseholds in China
• Establish a sphere of influence

Why did the USA want to annex Hawaii?

• Hawaii was in a strategic location for a Naval base, refueling station to Asia, and a coaling station

• Hawaii offered a lot of tax dollars in their ability to mass produce pineapples for mainland America

• They thought the Hawaiian people were innovative and would be an important addition to the American populous

• America wanted young people to have to option to one day go to the University of Hawaii

The white man's burden is illustrated in this picture. What was the white man's burden?

• the belief that imperialism was necessary to civilize people of color around the world

• the white man's struggle to control the Philippines

• The title of a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe

• The endless journey of trying to improve American foreign policy

The ________________ was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine and enabled the United States to intervene in Latin American countries struggling with unstable conditions.

• Yellow Journalism

• Great White Fleet

• Rough Riders

• Roosevelt Corollary

After attempts were abandoned by the French, the United States attempted to purchase the rights to complete the building of the ______________ in order to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Panama Canal

• Hay-Bunau-Varilla Canal

• Philippine Canal

Use the Excerpt to help answer the following Question.

What impact did the Spanish-American War have on the military and political status of the United States?

• The war was a humiliating defeat for America and reduced the nation’s status.

• The war was a stalemate that neither hurt nor helped America's status.

• The war was a decisive victory, but did little to improve America's status as a world power because little was gained from the war.

• The war was a decisive victory that helped propel the United Status on to the world stage.

  Use the Excerpt below to help answer the following Question.

The public reaction to the sinking of the USS Maine was greatly impacted by which of the following?

• The sensationalism inspired by American “Yellow Journalists.”

• The additional sinking of the Lusitania by Spanish ships.

• The annexation of Guam by the American Navy.

• The intervention of the British on the side of the Spanish Empire.

The political Cartoon:

• expresses the view that colonies such as Cuba were angered by U.S. expansion in the early 1800s

• Indicates that President McKinley was more than willing to engage in territorial expansion

• Is an attempt to provide justification for U.S. imperialism

• Shows President McKinley's displeasure in establishing a U.S. international empire

Individuals who disagree with the ideas expressed in the cartoon would most likely have agreed with which of the following perspectives?

• America should avoid imperialist expansion.

• America was morally obliged to spread Christianity

• America should maintain a position as a global conqueror

• American Industry must expand to compete with Europe