US 3.0 Review

Which Cuban industry did Americans invest in?

• Cotton

• Steel

• Tobacco

• Sugar

Yellow journalism impacted the opinions of many American citizens in the months leading up to the Spanish-American War. Which words best describe yellow journalism?

• Fair and balanced

• Exaggerated and misleading

• Positive and encouraging

• Private and confidential

Which territories did America gain at the end of the Spanish-American War? (3 answers)

• Guam

• Philippines

• Cuba

• Puerto Rico

“I yield to the superior force of the United States of America.” Why did Queen Liliuokalani make this statement?

• She hoped that Hawaii would become the fiftieth state of the U.S.

• The United States gained exclusive rights to Pearl Harbor after they invaded.

• She was overthrown in a group encouraged by the U.S. and led by Reform Party members.

• King Kamehameha used European weapons to overthrow Queen Liliuokalani and gain control of Hawaii.

How did the U.S. gain control of the Panama Canal Zone in order to build the Panama Canal? (Choose 2)

• The U.S. backed a rebellion against Panama.

• The U.S. paid the Colombian government $10 million.

• The U.S. paid the newly independent Panama $10 million.

• The U.S. signed a treaty with France to take over the building of the canal.

Which U.S. president’s foreign policy is illustrated by the political cartoon showing a large figure carrying a big stick labeled “The New Diplomacy,” striding across lands with foreign nations reacting?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• James Monroe

• William McKinley

• Grover Cleveland

Which two statements about the Zimmerman Telegram are true? (Choose 2)

• The telegram was sent from Germany to Mexico.

• The telegram was sent from Mexico to Germany.

• Germany was trying to get Mexico to attack the United States.

• Germany was trying to get Mexico to ally with Britain against the United States.

Why did the U.S. choose an isolationist stance at the start of WWI? (Choose 2)

• The U.S. wanted to make money on war weaponry from both sides.

• The U.S. was struggling with finances as a result of the Great Depression.

• The U.S. viewed the war as Europe’s war and wanted to avoid entanglements.

• The U.S. had immigrants from both the Central Powers and the Allied Powers nations.

Which event best explains the immediate loss of native Hawaiian political power in the 1890s?

• Passage of the Homestead Act

• Overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani encouraged by the U.S. and led by Reform Party members

• Annexation of Alaska by the United States

• Discovery of gold in California

The political cartoon associated with “Big Stick” diplomacy suggests which approach to international relations?

• Relying solely on military invasion with no negotiation

• Negotiating peacefully while maintaining the threat of force

• Avoiding involvement in foreign affairs entirely

• Letting European powers control affairs in the Western Hemisphere