Imperialism/Progressive Era Quiz

Arguments used by Social Darwinists in the US to justify expansionism:

• differed sharply from arguments used for domestic economic affairs

• included the belief that weak nations should be left room to develop

• suggested that harmony among the 'races' depended on open markets and free trade

• contended that all nations were engaged in a constant struggle to survive

Prior to its annexation by the US in 1898, Hawaii:

• had witnessed a revolution staged by American planters

• did not have a sugar industry

• had a native population of under 5 thousand inhabitants

• had little contact with the US

The Spanish-American War began primarily because of events in:

• Cuba

• Puerto Rico

• Mexico

• the Philippines

Which of the following statements regarding the Spanish-American War is FALSE?

• American soldiers were well-equipped and well supplied

• most Americans tended to support the war effort

• the war only lasted a few months

• the vast majority of US soldiers died from disease

Criticisms with the US of American colonialism included all the following EXCEPT:

• imperialism was immoral and contrary to the nation's commitment to human freedom

• because European powers were weak, they would not compete with the US for influence

• the nation's population would be polluted by inferior races

• imperialism could mean a flood of cheap laborers and unwelcome competition

According to the terms of the 1901 Platt Amendment:

• Guam was to be made a demilitarized region

• the US Congress had to approve members of the Filipino legislature

• the US had the right to intervene in Cuba

• Puerto Rico was granted full political independence

The Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900 was directed at

• Americans in China

• the Chinese government

• all foreigners in China

• Japanese in China

The Spanish-American War revealed to American military planners

• the need to improve glaring deficiencies in the army

• the necessity of maintaining a military draft

• that they should never fight another war in the Caribbean

• the need to desegregate the armed forces

In 1905, T. Roosevelt intervened to force a peace in a war between

• Russia and Japan

• China and Britain

• Japan and China

• Britain and Russia

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine stated that

• the US would not allow any new European investments in Latin America

• the US could intervene in Latin American nations to preserve stability

• European ships would have to pay for the privilege of using the Panama Canal

• European nations could use force to collect debts in Latin America