3.2 Knowledge Check - Imperial Tensions

Why did labor leader Samuel Gompers speak out against American imperialism?

• He thought that holding overseas territories would cost more than its benefits.
• He felt that an overseas empire was against American principles.
• He believed that cheap overseas labor would drive down American wages.
• He suspected that an overseas empire would create large monopolies.

As a result of the Spanish-American War, Cuba...?

• received limited independence.
• became an ally of Spain.
• became an American territory.
• suffered large-scale rebellions.

Believers in the concept of Manifest Destiny contributed to pro-imperialist opinion in the United States by asserting that

• new markets would keep the American economy strong.
• the United States was meant to expand beyond its current borders.
• a strong navy was needed overseas in order to be a great nation.
• American interests were strongest in the Western Hemisphere.

The Open Door Policy allowed...?

• any country to trade within China.
• the United States to control the foreign policy of Cuba.
• American control to extend into Hawaii.
• the development of an overseas American empire.

Yellow journalism contributed to the growth of American imperialism by printing stories that

• promoted Anglo-Saxonism.
• advocated the overthrow of Hawaii.
• vilified Cubans as enemies.
• sensationalized Spanish policies in Cuba.

Why did Emilio Aguinaldo lead a rebellion in the Philippines in 1899?

• He wanted the Philippines to be independent from the United States.
• He objected to Spanish reconcentration camps.
• He was urged to rebel by American sugarcane planters.
• He opposed European spheres of influence.

Why did the United States annex Hawaii?

• to access the northern rim of the Pacific
• to facilitate open trade with Japan
• to provide economic benefits to American planters
• to support a rebellion against Hawaiian imperial powers

The reaction to large-scale foreign involvement in China led to...?

• the Open Door Policy.
• the Boxer Rebellion.
• the Monroe Doctrine.
• the Platt Amendment.

What is one reason the United States was motivated to become involved in Central and South America?

• to ensure that European countries could not intervene there
• to quell anti-American violence and rioting
• to support the emerging economies there
• to put down rebellions and replace illegitimate governments

Americans who advocated for Anglo-Saxonism believed...?

• Manifest Destiny should stop at the shores of the Pacific Ocean.
• that English-speaking nations had superior governments and cultures.
• the United States should avoid interfering in foreign affairs outside of North America.
• that overseas expansion would dilute American civilization and allow it fall under foreign influence.