Imperialism and U.S. Expansion Quiz

Which of the following would be considered a motive for imperialism?

• Need for new markets.

• Lack of industrial production.

• Isolationism

From 1890 to 1914, the United States expanded its role in world affairs and gained new overseas colonies.

• True

• False

What was the effect of Alfred T. Mahan’s book "The Influence of Seapower Upon History"?

• The U.S. modernized their navy.

• War was declared on Spain.

• The Panama Canal was built.

The “White Man’s Burden” was a phrase that described:

• The effect of the Civil War in the United States.

• U.S. expansion from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.

• The responsibility to civilize the uncivilized of the world

Which of the following best exemplifies Roosevelt’s “Big Stick Diplomacy?”

• Invasion of the Philippines

• Creation of National Parks

• Building of the Panama Canal

Which of the following statements is most accurate concerning the “Open Door Policy?”

• The U.S. liberated China from Spanish rule and then fought Chinese rebels for 3 years.

• The U.S. declared that all Chinese ports would be open for trade to all nations.

• The U.S. declared war on China after a battleship exploded in a Chinese harbor.

The term used for emotionally-driven, sensational stories that led to the Spanish-American War.

• Yellow Journalism

• Muckrakers

• Progressives

The main purpose of the Great White Fleet was:

• To test how far the newly built ships could sail.

• To fight the Spanish navy in the Philippines.

• To display the industrial strength of the U.S.

In the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, what declaration did Roosevelt make?

• The U.S. would allow European colonization once again in the Americas.

• The U.S. would act as a police power to protect their interests in Latin America.

• The U.S. would construct a canal in Panama if Columbia would allow them.

Which of the following was a likely reason for the annexation of Hawaii?

• Naval bases

• Soybean crop

• War with Spain