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America Becomes a World Power

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 What was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?
a)
U S Maine
b)
USS Maine
c)
USS Maybe
d)
US Maritime 
2.
What was a result of Yellow Journalism?
a)
Economic growth for the readers
b)
Public opinion for the war increased
c)
Public outcry against the war increased.
d)
US won the Spanish American War
3.
If you are opposed  to the gaining of colonies by the U.S. you are called 
a)
Isolationism 
b)
Anti-Imperialism 
c)
Imperialism 
d)
Nationalism 
4.
What territories did the United States gain from the Spanish American War?
a)
Guam, Phillippines, and Puerto Rico
b)
Guam, Cuba, and Puerto Rico
c)
Guam, Philippines, and Coasta Rico
d)
Puerto Rico, Coasta Rico, and Cuba
5.
Alfred T. Mahan expressed what opinion in his book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"?
a)
Nation benefited from a strong navy and overseas bases
b)
Panama Canal construction increased naval traffic and benefited all Central American countries
c)
US government increased foreign trade by providing businesses more incentives to build ships
d)
US government placed too much emphasis on modernizing navy instead army
6.
As Secretary of State, he arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867.
a)
William Howard Taft
b)
William McKinley
c)
William Seward
d)
John J. Pershing
7.
Many Chinese resented the power and control held by foreign nations; this hostility sparked what action?
a)
planters revolt
b)
Boxer Rebellion
8.
first governor of Hawaii, led a group of plantation owners to overthrow the queen
a)
Sanford Dole
b)
Alfred T. Mahan
c)
John J. Pershing
d)
John Hay
9.
consists of a country’s policies toward other nations
a)
Foreign Policy
b)
Domestic Issues
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
State Department
10.
letter written by Spanish official claiming Pres. McKinley was weak  .
a)
Zimmerman Letter
b)
Garcia Letter
c)
DeLome Letter
d)
Gorgas Letter
11.
argued that to achieve world power a country needed a powerful Navy
a)
Sanford Dole
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Alfred T. Mahan
12.
territory the United States would protect from foreign influence
a)
county
b)
state
c)
territory
d)
protectorate
13.
the policy or practice of extending a nation's rule over other less powerful territories
a)
Imperialism
b)
Propaganda
c)
Protectorate
d)
Monroe Doctrine
14.
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
15.
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.
16.
4B- Which conclusion can best be drawn from these three headlines? 
a)
Construction of a railroad to Alaska was a major policy goal.
b)
The Anti-Imperialist League strongly influenced Congress.
c)
Respect for native cultures motivated United States foreign policy.
d)
United States territorial expansion occurred across in the Pacific Ocean.
17.
15C- President Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy was closely associated with-
a)
friendly relations with China after the Boxer Rebellion
b)
the conservation of natural resources
c)
court actions to oppose business monopolies
d)
intervention in the affairs of Latin American nations
18.

The result of the Spanish American War was

a)

The United States gained Cuba

b)

That the United States become a world power

c)

The United State lost land

d)

The United States reduced the size of it's military

19.

What new lands did the US take over because of the Spanish American War?

a)

Spain

b)

Cuba

c)

Guam

d)

Phillipines

e)

Puerto Rico

20.

The desire of the US to join the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans led to ___.

a)

the election of Theodore Roosevelt.

b)

the Spanish American war.

c)

the building of the Panama Canal.

21.

This diplomatic policy helped bring US economic interests into China.

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

d)

Big Stick Diplomacy

22.

A type of journalism that presents very little well researched news and uses "sensational" headlines to sell more newspapers. This type of journalism was used to influence anti-expansionists to want to join the Spanish-American War.

a)

Purple Journalism

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Blue Journalism

d)

Red Journalism

23.

Foreign policy created under President Taft that had the U.S. exchanging financial support for the right to "help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial ventures

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Moral Diplomacy

c)

Big Stick Diplomacy

d)

Immoral Diplomacy

24.

Sanford B. Dole was .....

a)

A poor man who wanted the US to annex Alaska.

b)

A wealthy, plantation owner and politician who was named President of New Republic of Hawaii. He asked US to annex Hawaii.

c)

the Secretary of State in 1899 who kept the countries that had spheres of influence in China from taking over China.

d)

A rebel who resulted in the deaths of thousands of converted Chinese Christians, missionaries, and foreign legions.

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