Imperialism and the Spanish American War

The Rough Riders were

• an alliance of cavalry officers who fought for Panamanian independence

• an organization of journalists committed to reelecting President William McKinley

• a group of American businessmen who supported the Spanish-American War

• a regiment of soldiers who helped make Theodore Roosevelt a war hero

Which statement best explains the consequences of the decisions made at the Berlin Conference in 1884?

• Conflicts between European powers over African colonial claims were reduced.

• Colonized peoples in East Asia were encouraged to fight for their independence.

• The United States was drawn into conflicts between European powers.

• The United States became the dominant power in the Western Hemisphere.

Which argument about imperialism would most likely have been accepted by a supporter of the Social Gospel movement?

• American expansionism should be restricted to the Western Hemisphere.

• The United States must isolate itself from the uncivilized cultures of distant lands.

• Americans must promote the superiority of U.S. culture by civilizing people of other religions.

• The United States should attempt to spread the practices of industrialization around the world.

Which statement best describes the role played by many American journalists during the Spanish-American War?

• They provided timely reports of the fighting, allowing the American public to follow a foreign war closely for the first time.

• They focused on bad news rather than good news in order to criticize the wartime decisions made by the U.S. president and military leaders.

• They ignored the signs of impending war until it was too late to inform the public of the U.S. government’s intentions to declare war.

• They exaggerated events to build public support for the war, giving American officials little room to resolve the conflict without military action.

The underlying purpose of the Open Door Policy was to

• spread democracy to Asia

• avoid military conflict with Europe

• promote American business interests in Asia

• remove restrictions on immigration from Europe

Which scenario is most similar to the "policy of attraction" that William Howard Taft used in the Philippines in the early 1900s?

• An occupying power gives some authority to wealthy members of the indigenous population to limit their discontent.

• A foreign government secretly helps rebels overthrow a leader hostile to the foreign government.

• The chief executive of one country uses the threat of war to keep other countries from interfering in its affairs.

• The newspaper editors in one country write inflammatory stories to heighten a conflict with another country.

In the early 1900s, both nativists and labor leaders in the United States thought that annexing the Philippines would

• generate profits that benefited American corporations

• encourage immigration that harmed U.S. citizens

• spark a war that devastated much of the Western Hemisphere

• convince European powers to stop interfering in Latin America

Which factor most contributed to the political rise of Theodore Roosevelt in the late 1800s?

• his diplomatic skills

• his military experience

• his opposition to imperialism

• his support for yellow journalists

Which principle of international affairs guided Theodore Roosevelt’s efforts to negotiate the Treaty of Portsmouth?

• The best way to ensure peace is to promote international trade.

• Weak nations are destined to be controlled by more powerful nations.

• The spread of democracy is the ultimate purpose of government.

• International conflict is reduced when nations have roughly equal power.

The passage of the Platt Amendment demonstrated that the United States was pursuing which policy toward Cuba?

• The United States would make Cuba a temporary protectorate in order to prepare it for later annexation.

• The United States acknowledged Cuba’s independence but recognized that there were still important American interests in Cuba.

• The United States was committed to providing military support to the Cubans to maintain their independence from European control.

• The United States was willing to go to war with Cuban rebels to establish American dominance on the island.