CP Imperialism Test

This was popular in the 1890s and described newspapers with little researched news but instead used eye-catching headlines to sell newspapers.

• Fake News
• Yellow Journalism
• Clickbait
• Investigative Reporting

Which of the following is not a method used by the United States to acquire territory?

• Annexation
• Purchases
• Exploration
• War

What was a main reason for the annexation of Hawaii?

• Sugar growers knew tariffs would disappear.
• There was a need for protection from Japan.
• The mainland wanted more pineapple imports.
• Residents in California wanted a new vacation spot.

The United States used imperialism in all of the following places except:

• Latin America
• Europe
• The Pacific
• Asia

What event led to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War?

• Dewey’s victory in Manila Bay
• The Battle of San Juan Hill
• The explosion of the USS Maine
• The building of the Panama Canal

Which of the following was NOT a setting of the Spanish-American War?

• The Philippines
• Puerto Rico
• Cuba
• Hawaii

Which of the following was an effect of American imperialism?

• America lost territory overseas.
• America got into a war with England.
• America became a world power.
• America became isolationist.

Which president engaged in Open Door Policy?

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

Which president engaged in Moral Diplomacy?

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

Which president engaged in Dollar Diplomacy?

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson