Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsImperialism #3: Setting a Course of Expansionism
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Washington's view on foreign policy?
a)
Set up permanent alliances with other nations
b)
Do not set up permanent alliances with other countries
c)
Do not let foreign ships into harbors without paying taxes
d)
Letting ships freely enter U.S. waters will promote trade
2.
Not siding with one country or the other.
a)
Neutrality
b)
Peace
c)
Diplomacy
d)
Negligence
3.
Advised the U.S. to stay "neutral" in its relations with other nations" and to avoid political parties.
a)
War of 1812
b)
Washington's Farewell Address
c)
Washington's State of the Union Address
d)
Monroe Doctrine
4.
Who won the War of 1812?
a)
England
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
No one won. It was a stalemate.
5.
The Monroe Doctrine's purpose was to remove ALL foreign/European powers from where?
a)
The Eastern Hemisphere
b)
The United States
c)
The Americas
d)
The Northern Hemisphere
6.
Nationalism is:
a)
Not wanting to declare war
b)
Extreme pride in one's country
c)
Revenge against another nation
d)
Upset with one's country
7.
What was one event that caused the War of 1812?
a)
The American Indians did not like the British.
b)
The British naval ships were attacking American ships and forcing the sailors to fight for the British navy.
c)
The settlers did not want to do business with the American Indians.
d)
The American Indians wanted to sell their land to the settlers.
8.
The Monroe Doctrine said __________________.
a)
no more European colonies could be started in the Americas
b)
Europe must leave the Americas alone
c)
the United States would stay out of Europe's business
d)
all of the above
9.
What was one outcome of the US-Mexican War?
a)
The United States gained control of the Oregon Country.
b)
Mexico gave up all claims to Texas.
c)
Texas and the new territories had to give up slavery.
d)
Mexicans living in the new territories had to move to Mexico.
10.
Which of the following was a major contributor to American Imperialism in the late 1800's?
a)
A. Curiosity about other cultures
b)
B. Desire for new markets for American goods.
c)
C. Need for spices from the East Indies
d)
D. The end of the Civil War.
11.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation dominates of a weaker nation for the purpose of empire-building
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
12.
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a)
a desire to spread Christianity
b)
a need for military bases around the world
c)
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
d)
a desire to gain glory
13.
The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.
a)
superior to other cultures
b)
misunderstood by Americans
c)
the oldest culture in the world
d)
a replica of Ancient Greek culture
14.
How was Japan opened for trade in the 1850's?
a)
The US sent Commodore Perry and 4 warships to force Japan to sign a trade treaty
b)
Great Britain sent Jonathan Livingstone as a missionary to Japan.
c)
The Shogun insisted that Japanese ports be opened for trade.
d)
Workers threatened to strike if international trade did not begin.
15.
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
16.
". . . But, today, we are raising more than we can consume, making more than we can use. Therefore we must find new markets for our produce." —“The March of the Flag,” Senator Albert Beveridge, 1898.
Which statement supports the concern in this excerpt?
Which statement supports the concern in this excerpt?
a)
Economic expansion is needed to keep the industrial market growing.
b)
Commercial agriculture is unable to meet the demands of the global market.
c)
Rapid industrialization causes economic markets to expand too quickly.
d)
Increased inflation causes instability in foreign economic markets.
17.
This organization formed to fight against American imperialism and the annexation of the Philippines
a)
Anti-Imperialist League
b)
Anti-American Coalition
c)
Know-Nothing Party
d)
NAFTA
18.
The policy by which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker nations is called...
a)
nationalism.
b)
internationalism.
c)
militarism.
d)
imperialism.
19.
Members of this organization believed that the US government should not deny other people the right to govern themselves.
a)
Colombia
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Anti-Imperialist League
d)
Imperialists
20.
The U.S. foreign policy that focuses on practical concerns and national self-interest
a)
politics
b)
protectorate
c)
realism
d)
reformer
21.
Why did President George Washington caution Americans against forming alliances with foreign nations in his Farewell Address?
a)
He feared trade with Latin America would be harmed
b)
He was troubled that France might establish colonies in the Americas.
c)
He worried that the nation might later be dragged into a foreign war.
d)
He sought to protect America’s Western frontier.
22.
This painting is about the idea of (a) .
Choose from the below words
Manifest Destiny
urbanization
transportation
Transcendentalism
23.
(a) is the belief that the United States was meant to control the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Choose from the below words
Manifest Destiny
The Monroe Doctrine
The Louisiana Purchase
The Jackson Action
24.
Idealism
a)
you believed that you were protecting your own needs and security.
b)
you were motivated by the desire to help others.
25.
Realism
a)
your decision-making process was guided by morals and ethics.
b)
you were motivated by self-interest.
26.
Idealism
a)
you believed that you were acting in the best interest of your family and community.
b)
your decision-making process was guided by reason and rationality.
27.
To which country did Commodore Matthew Perry bring his famous gunboats?
a)
China
b)
Mexico
c)
Japan
d)
Hawaii
Reset
