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WorksheetsAmerican Imperialism Chapter 23
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?
a)
Cuba wanted to enslave Spain
b)
Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism
c)
Spain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colony
d)
Cuba wanted independence from Spain
2.
What term describes a larger country taking over smaller country?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Repubicanism
c)
Militarism
d)
Imperialism
3.
Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Guam
c)
Philippines
d)
Cuba
4.
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
5.
Yellow Journalism is....
a)
The Loudoun Sun Times
b)
Exaggerated News Reports
c)
Yellow Paper Reports
d)
Nonfiction News Reports
6.
The Roosevelt Corollary asserted that European nations must...
a)
Must get involved in the Americas
b)
Not get involved in the Americas
c)
Must get involved in Cuba
d)
Must build a canal.
7.
Forcing other nations to do as Roosevelt wanted was called...
a)
Big Gun Diplomacy
b)
Big Roosevelt Diplomacy
c)
Big Stick Policy
d)
Big Stick Score
8.
Roosevelt used his "Big Stick Policy" to build the
a)
The Panama Canal
b)
The Panama Bridge
c)
The Colombian Canal
d)
The Panama Path
9.
What countries did Roosevelt want to keep out of the Americas?
a)
Canada
b)
Portugal
c)
European nations
d)
Guam
10.
List the events in chronological order
1 Rough Riders fight in Cuba
2. Guam and Puerto Rico become part of the US
3. Sinking of the USS Maine
4. Liberation of Cuba
a)
1,2,3,4,
b)
4,1,2,3,
c)
1,3,4,2
d)
3,1,4,2
11.
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
12.
The United States acquired the territory shaded in green during the Spanish-American War. The name of that territory is
a)
Cuba
b)
Japan
c)
Philippines
d)
Spain
13.
The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?
a)
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
b)
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
d)
Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean
14.
Whose favorite proverb was "Speak softly and carry a big stick?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
William McKinley
d)
James Manroe
15.
Who was president during the Spanish American War?
a)
Lincoln
b)
McKinley
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Wilson
16.
What battle did the Rough Riders and the Buffalo Soldiers defeat the Spanish?
a)
Battle of Cuba
b)
Battle of San Juan Hill
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Spain
17.
What was the reason for building the Panama Canal?
a)
To help ships travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean faster
b)
To allow soldiers to travel by sea
c)
To create an easier way for the USS Maine to reach Cuba
d)
To help immigrants get to America
18.
The all of the following areas are ways imperialist countries take over except
a)
Military
b)
Economic
c)
Government
d)
Religion
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