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WorksheetsUS History: Imperialism
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The belief that some societies are better than others
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
expansionism
c)
militarism
d)
colonialism
2.
A country extends its control into neighboring territories
a)
yellow journalism
b)
social darwinism
c)
protectorate
d)
expansionism
3.
Addition to the Monroe Doctrine that states the US will be a police power within Latin America
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Industrialization
4.
Exaggerated stories to sell newspapers
a)
Industrialism
b)
Militarism
c)
Yellow Jouralism
d)
Imperialism
5.
US policy that says the US can trade within any "sphere of influence" in China
a)
Open-Door Policy
b)
Colonialism
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
6.
Why did industrialized countries seek to set up colonies or "spheres of influence" in less developed countries?
a)
for vacation destinations
b)
their countries were overpopulated
c)
3rd world countries were exotic
d)
they wanted raw materials and new markets
7.
What forced the US's hand that made them declare war on Spain?
a)
poor treatment of the Cubans
b)
sinking of the USS Maine
c)
the Zimmerman Telegram
d)
they needed Spanish gold
8.
What effect did the Roosevelt Corollary have on the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
The United States would permanently station troops in the Philippines and other Pacific islands.
b)
The United States reserved the right to intervene in the affairs of Central America and the Caribbean.
c)
The United States had the right and duty to expand its colonial possessions in Asia.
d)
The United States would provide military aid to Europe to resist communism.
9.
Who created the US Open Door Policy?
a)
John Hay
b)
William Jay
c)
John Adams
d)
Henry Ford
10.
What was built to allow American commercial and war ships to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific more quickly?
a)
The Rio Grande
b)
The Snake River
c)
The Gulf of Mexico
d)
The Panama Canal
11.
What means that we should try to be nice, but have a strong military if we need it?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Big Stick Diplomacy
d)
Foreign Policy
12.
What did supporters of annexing the Philippines after the Spanish-American War believe?
a)
The islands would be a U.S. naval base
b)
Philippines would become a military rival if we didn't
c)
islands had no potential as a market for American goods
d)
Filipino culture was similar to that of the U.S.
13.
For what reason did the US imperialize?
a)
to gain raw materials for industry
b)
to create military bases around the globe
c)
to develop markets to sell goods
d)
all of these
14.
Who first started constructing the Panama Canal?
a)
Koreans
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
Italians
15.
In 1898, Congress annexed Hawaii mainly because
a)
Queen Liliuokalani executed several foreign merchants.
b)
Pineapples were a major export to China.
c)
The Boxers rebelled over labor strikes.
d)
The US needed naval stations in the Pacific.
16.
What did the Treaty of Paris 1898 do?
a)
Ended the Spanish-American War.
b)
Ended the Philippine-American War.
c)
Ended World War I.
d)
Ended the French Revolution.
17.
An area, usually around a seaport, where a nation had special trading privileges
a)
sphere of influence
b)
open door policy
c)
port rebellion
d)
Great White Fleet
18.
Panama was under the control of this South American country:
a)
Columbia
b)
Peru
c)
Brazil
d)
Spain
19.
Which of these tied the diplomatic interests of a country with its business interests?
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Open Door Policy
c)
Dollar Diplomacy
d)
Moral/ Missonary Diplomacy
20.
What is the name for journalists who exposed corruption in business and government?
a)
Labor unions
b)
Yellow journalists
c)
Progressives
d)
Muckrakers
21.
Who led American sugar plantation owners to seize power in Hawaii and ask for annexation?
a)
William Libby
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Sanford B. Dole
d)
Theodore
Roosevelt
22.
Who resigned from his position as assistant secretary of the Navy to organize the Rough Riders?
a)
William McKinley
b)
William H. Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Theodore
Roosevelt
23.
What agreement gave the US President the power to appoint the governor of Puerto Rico?
a)
Platt Amendment
b)
Foraker Act
c)
Open Door Policy
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
24.
Leader of Hawaii when the American businesses over threw the government
a)
Sanford Dole
b)
Queen Liliokahlani
c)
Emilio Zapata
d)
Jose Marti
25.
What area is known as "Seward's Folly"?
a)
Hawaii
b)
Cuba
c)
Alaska
d)
Puerto Rico
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