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US Imperialism Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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 takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation

d)

when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

2.

Pick all driving factors for Imperialism?

a)

Foreign Markets and Economic Gains

b)

Ports and Harbors

c)

Land and New Territories

d)

To Americanize "Third World Cultures"

3.

What was the ship that sunk in Havana Harbor that was a cause of the Spanish American War?

a)

The Mayan

b)

The Maine

c)

The Massachusetts

d)

The Maryland

4.

This was a US Territory during the time of US Imperialism

a)

Cuba

b)

Mexico

c)

Philippines

d)

Columbia

5.

During US imperialism, the US wanted Hawaii for what reason?

a)

Sugar

b)

Oil

c)

Pineapple

d)

Gold

6.

This image is a representation of...

a)

US Exploration

b)

US Diplomacy

c)

US War Relations

d)

US Imperialism

7.
Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence? 
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Guam
c)
Philippines
d)
Cuba
8.

This is the letter written which included insults of President McKinley which upsets Americans

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

De Lome Letter

c)

The Spanish Letter of War

d)

The Hearst Affair Note

9.

Exaggerated and sometimes untrue stories written to sell newspapers.

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Propaganda

c)

Hearst Letters

d)

Fake news

10.

What country does the US purchase from Spain for $20 million dollars?

a)

Japan

b)

Philippines

c)

China

d)

Cuba

11.

What was the cause of the Spanish American War?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Cuba's drive for independance

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

All the above

12.

What country did the US purchase Alaska from?

a)

Russia

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

France

13.

Jose Marti was..

a)

A Spanish general who put rural Cubans into concentration camps

b)

A Cuban patriot who launched a for for independence from Spain

c)

A famous Filipino rebel who fought against US tyranny

d)

A US Senator who want to annex Spanish Cuba

14.

Rough Riders

a)

Consisted of Filipino rebels who were able to defeat the Spanish at San Juan Hill

b)

Consisted of famous cattle herders from Montana

c)

Consisted of rugged westerners and upper-class easterners who lived "strenuous lives"

d)

Consisted of Cuban nationalists who were elite fighters on horseback

15.

In 1853, he sailed a fleet of American Warships into present-day Tokyo Bay, Japan

a)

Commodore San Juan

b)

Alfred T. Mahan

c)

Commodore Matthew Perry

d)

William Howard Taft