Imperialism

Which of the following was a major economic argument for expansion?

• The United States needed new markets for its goods.
• Many United States industries were short of labor.
• Foreign goods were often superior to American products.
• Americans needed the respect of foreign countries.

Which event led to the Spanish-American War?

• Cubans rebelled against Spanish rule.
• The United States annexed Cuba.
• The Spanish navy sank two American ships in the Pacific.
• Spain destroyed American-owned sugar plantations in Cuba.

As a result of the Spanish-American War,

• Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States.
• Cuba was divided into spheres of influence.
• the Philippines became a Spanish colony.
• the United States gained rights to the Panama Canal.

Why was the Open Door Policy important to the United States?

• It gave the United States territory in China.
• It gave the United States access to millions of consumers in China.
• It increased Chinese investments in the United States.
• It kept European goods out of China.

Why did many of Roosevelt’s opponents disapprove of his actions in Panama?

• They thought Roosevelt paid too much money to lease the Canal Zone.
• They thought Roosevelt gave Panama too much control over the canal.
• They thought the canal was completely unnecessary
• They opposed Roosevelt’s involvement in the Panamanian revolt.

What connection was made between imperialism and the American frontier?

• Imperialism would help close the frontier.
• Closing the frontier would spur competition.
• Imperialism would offer Americans a new frontier.
• Imperialism would make the world more like the United States.

Alfred T. Mahan argued that to protect its trade, the United States must build up its

• army.
• navy.
• labor unions.
• pioneer spirit.

In the 1890s, William R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer used their newspapers to

• help start the Boxer Rebellion.
• increase public sympathy for Cuban rebels.
• repeal the Monroe Doctrine.
• elect Theodore Roosevelt President.

A main goal of the United States during the Spanish-American War was to

• annex Florida.
• gain spheres of influence in South America.
• protect business investments in Spain.
• free Cuba from Spanish rule.

The building of the Panama Canal was important because it

• helped stabilize the economies of Latin American countries.
• improved relations between Colombia and the United States.
• facilitated movement between Atlantic and Pacific ports.
• promoted European investment in the United States.