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U.S. Imperialism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This was the name of the ship that exploded by Havana Harbor before the Spanish-American War

a)

U.S.S. Declaration of Independence

b)

U.S.S. Maine

c)

U.S.S. Arizona

d)

U.S.S Constitution

2.

This resource was wanted in Hawaii during Queen Liliuokalani's reign

a)

Oil

b)

Sugar

c)

Molasses

d)

Tobacco

3.

This place formerly owned by Russia was acquired for 7.2 million dollars in 1867 by William Seward

a)

Hawaii

b)

Florida

c)

Antartica

d)

Alaska

4.

After the Spanish American War, America gained control of all of these places EXCEPT...

a)

Guam

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Canada

d)

Phillipines

5.

These two countries were fighting prior to America getting involved in 1898

a)

Spain and Portugal

b)

Cuba and Mexico

c)

Mexico and Portugal

d)

Spain and Cuba

6.

Substituting "Dollars for Bullets" would be a diplomacy/ foreign policy done by which President?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William Mckinley

7.

Spreading Democracy and having good morals when working with other countries most sounds like who's foreign policy?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

William H. Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William Mckinley

8.

"Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far" most sounds like who's foreign policy?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

William H. Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William Mckinley

9.

Exaggerated, sensationalized, and not backed up by facts in the media is considered what?

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Narrative

c)

Newspaper Articles

d)

Red Analysis

10.

Who was in control of Panama before America intervened before building the Panama Canal

a)

Columbia

b)

Mexico

c)

China

d)

Dominican Republic

11.

A waterway that is "man-made" or created by humans that helps with transportation and trade is called a what

a)

River

b)

Vessel

c)

Stream

d)

Canal

12.

What part of the world were Wilson's, Taft's, and Roosevelt's foreign policies focused in on?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Latin America

d)

Asia

13.

A official person from the government who represents a country's interests in a foreign country

a)

Commander in Chief

b)

Diplomat

c)

Secretary of Defense

d)

Chief Executive

14.

When powerful nations built large empires by gaining economic (money) and political (government) control over smaller/weaker nations--> This definition most likely means

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Industrialization

c)

Imperialism

d)

Foreign Policy

15.

The strategies and negotiations a country has with other nations

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Industrialization

c)

Imperialism

d)

Foreign Policy

16.

After a 1976 Naval and forensic study, who was actually found responsible for the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine 78 years after the fact

a)

The Spanish

b)

The Cubans

c)

No one knows

d)

The Americans by accident

17.

In 1898, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst used Yellow Journalism to blame what group for the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

a)

The Spanish

b)

The Cubans

c)

No one knows

d)

The Americans by accident

18.

Since more Americans died by disease rather then actual battle during the Spanish American War... the nickname for the Spanish American War is?

a)

"The Splendid Little War"

b)

"World Easiest War"

c)

"American Domination"

d)

"No Chance France"

19.

The most significant Battle during the Spanish American War won by Teddy Roosevelt's cavalry was called what

a)

The Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

The Battle of Bull Run

c)

The Battle of Gettysburg

d)

The Battle of San Juan Hill

20.

Teddy Roosevelt's Cavalry regiment (or army that rode on horses) was called what?

a)

The Gold Diggers

b)

The Rough Riders

c)

The Big Stick Hitters

d)

The Diplomats