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World and American Imperialism

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?

a)

They wanted Africa's natural resources

b)

They wanted land to develop new types of ships

c)

They wanted to create a perfect society

d)

They wanted to learn new languages

2.

Why did many industrialized or advanced countries need to takeover less advanced countries?

a)

For better climate and cleaner environment

b)

To create a democratic government

c)

To teach the local population about recycling

d)

To claim or takeover natural resources located in those countries

3.

The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.

a)

Scramble for Africa

b)

African Marathon

c)

Great Competition

d)

Monopoly

4.

Which of the following is true about the Boxer Rebellion?

a)

The rebellion took place in Japan.

b)

The Boxers were trying to keep Christianity in China.

c)

The Boxers were unhappy with foreign influence in China.

d)

The Boxers were able to drive out the foreigners from China.

5.
This country in Asia was known as Britain's "crown jewel".
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Manchuria
d)
Korea
6.

The Berlin Conference split up ________ among European nations.

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

South America

7.

The Monroe Doctrine prevented Europe from taking over countries in __________________

a)

North America only

b)

South America only

c)

Asia

d)

North and South America

8.
Africa was controlled mainly by all of the following, except:
a)
France
b)
Britain
c)
Belgium
d)
Russia
9.

What does the phrase "the sun never sets over the British Empire" mean?

a)

it's always sunny in Britain

b)

it shows how large their empire was

c)

it shows how dangerous they were

d)

is a reference to the shiny money they had

10.
The Boxer Rebellion was an attempt to remove westerners from India
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Where did the Sepoy Rebellion occur?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
India
d)
Britain
12.
Who won the Sepoy Rebellion?
a)
France
b)
Britain
c)
India
d)
Japan
13.
Who was the leader of the Philippine Insurrection (Bolo War) against the US?
a)
William Taft
b)
William McKinley
c)
Emilio Aguinaldo
d)
Valeriano Weyler
14.

What was the name of the war where Britain sent navy to force China to allow Britain to sell opium in China

a)

Opium War

b)

War of 1812

c)

War of the worlds

d)

English war

15.

US entered war to gain control of Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines in this war...

a)

Rico War

b)

Spanish American War

c)

War on terrorism

d)

Island war

16.

Britain took over Egypt to ensure access to this canal

a)

Suez

b)

Panama

c)

Philipine

d)

Spanish

17.

What is a territory settled and ruled by people from another land

a)

colony

b)

territory

c)

spoils

d)

Island

18.
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
19.
an area in which an imperial power has complete rights and privileges in trade or investment
a)
protectorate
b)
colonialism
c)
sphere of influence
d)
imperialism
20.
New Imperialism was focused mainly in 
a)
North and South America
b)
Africa and Asia
c)
Antarctica and Australia
d)
Europe
21.
Who did the U.S. buy Alaska from?
a)
Cuba
b)
Germany
c)
Russia
d)
Canada
22.
What was the primary economic origin for imperialism?
a)
New governments
b)
Asia and Australia
c)
Industrialization
d)
Silk and Spices
23.

The Zulu leader in the early 1800s who created a strong kingdom by subduing several neighboring peoples. As a result, the Zulu kingdom resisted colonization for over 50 years.

a)

Menelik II

b)

Emperor Meiji

c)

Leopold II

d)

Shaka

24.

Conflict from 1899-1902 between the British and Boers over the gold and diamond mines in south Africa.

a)

Boer War

b)

Interdependence

c)

Extraterritoriality

d)

Imperialism

25.

What African Country remained independent because it modernized and imported European Weapons?

a)

South Africa

b)

Nigeria

c)

Liberia

d)

Ethiopia

26.
Which organization combined with the The Grange to create the Populist Party? 
a)
The Farming Society
b)
American Association of Agriculture
c)
Farmer's Alliance
27.
____ is tax someone has to pay to vote.
a)
Poll Tax
b)
income tax
c)
sales tax
d)
property tax
28.
The political party that advocated for farmers was known as the ______party.
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Populist
29.
Populist sought to have a typical work day last____hours.
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
30.
Which candidate was the Populist party's candidate?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulyssess Grant
c)
William Jennings Bryan
d)
William McKinley
31.
Farmers support the ________standard for money.
a)
Bimetalism 
b)
Gold 
32.
What was the famous speech by William Jennings Bryan called?
a)
The Cross Speech
b)
The Cross of Gold Speech
c)
Gold Standard
33.
Giuseppe Garibaldi may have been able to become the first leader of a unified Italy, but instead, turned over control of Naples and Sicily to _________ who was shortly thereafter crowned king.  
a)
Bismarck
b)
Mazzini
c)
Victor Emmanuel II 
d)
Cavour
34.
Like Germany, Italy also had a shrewd and ruthless politicial to lead them.  His name was
a)
Otto von Bismarck
b)
Giuseppe Mazzini
c)
Count Camillo Cavour
d)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
35.
Who unified much of Southern Italy with only a volunteer army in 1860?
a)
Giuseppe Mazzini  
b)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
c)
Cavour
d)
Emmanuel II
36.
What were Garibaldi’s patriots known as?
a)
Green Shirts
b)
Blue Shirts
c)
Red Shirts
d)
Black Shirts
37.
Who is the unifier of Germany?
a)
Otto Von Bismarck
b)
Count Cavore
c)
Mazzini
d)
Garibaldi
38.

What is the belief that each ethnic group should have their own sovereign nation?

a)

colonialism

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

militarism

39.

Prussian leader who wanted to unite all of the German states using "Blood and Iron."

a)

William I

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Otto the Great

d)

Otto Von Bismark

40.

What war started from an altered telegram sent by Bismarck? The German nations supported Prussia in this war and it ended with the creation of the country of Germany.

a)

Crimean War

b)

Austro-Hungarian War

c)

Russo-Japanese War

d)

Franco-Prussian War

41.
Which of the following was one of the Yellow Journalists that wrote fake stories that brought us into the Spanish American War?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Upton Sincair
c)
William Randolph Heart
d)
Lincoln Steffens
42.
What ship exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898, leading the United States into the Spanish American War?
a)
R.M.S. Titanic
b)
R.M.S. Lusitania
c)
U.S.S. Maine
d)
U.S.S. Arizona
43.
This future president led a group of volunteers known as the ROUGH RIDERS in the Spanish American War.
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
William McKinley
d)
Ronald Reagan
44.
Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Rider regiment became the greatest heroes of the Spanish-American War.  He gained this status by helping to win the Battle of _________________.
a)
Manila Bay
b)
San Juan Hill
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Santiago
45.
Which of the following territories were acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish American War? 
a)
Philippines, Japan, and Mexico
b)
Cuba, Puerto Rico and China
c)
The Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam
d)
Hawaii, Guam, and Mexico
46.
What was the importance of the Panama Canal?
a)
It decreased trade in Latin America
b)
it kept European nations out of Latin America
c)
it decreased the travel time from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
d)
It increased the rate of tariffs in the United States
47.

Which of the following defines Yellow Journalism?

a)

Writing about bad stuff to cause change

b)

Exaggerating events to sell newspapers

c)

Investigative journalism

d)

Reporting only the truth

48.

A policy that calls for expanding a nation’s boundaries

a)

Isolationism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Expansionism

d)

Communism

49.

US annexed the following territory due to its strategic location and sugar plantations

a)

Hawaii

b)

Japan

c)

Philippines

d)

Alaska

50.
Queen Liliuokalani was the ruler of.....
a)
Japan
b)
Philippines 
c)
Samoa
d)
Hawaii
51.

The addition of an area or region to a country is known as

a)

Annexation

b)

Domination

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Militarism

52.

A country's desire to spread their political and economic control

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Nativism

d)

Nationalism

53.

Why did Queen Liluokalani give up her throne in Hawaii?

a)

Alaska was annexed.

b)

The US purchased Hawaii.

c)

The US issued the Open Door Policy.

d)

A military overthrow by American sugar planters.

54.

All of the following territories were gained from our war with Spain except

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Panama

d)

The Philippines

55.

What is the perspective of this cartoonist?

a)

He is anti-imperialism

b)

He is pro-imperialism

c)

He is militarist

d)

He thinks McKinley is a top 5 president

56.

The Boxer Rebellion, a violent uprising against foreigners, occurred in this country.

a)

Cuba

b)

Columbia

c)

Japan

d)

China

57.

Which William was President during the Spanish-American war?

a)

Seward

b)

Taft

c)

McKinley

d)

Hearst

58.

What is the name of the island featured here?

a)

Cuba

b)

The Philippines

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Florida

59.
Emilio Aguinaldo fought for independence in which country that America imperilized?
a)
Hawaii
b)
Philippines
c)
Cuba
d)
Puerto Rico
60.
Which President featured in the picture fought in the Spanish-American War?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
James Garfield
d)
Teddy Roosevelt
61.
The United States government supported the overthrow of a government in this country: 
a)
Cuba
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Hawaii
d)
Congo
62.
After he led an unsuccessful revolt in Cuba against Spain in 1868 he escaped to the U.S. In 1895 _______ returned to Cuba to start a new revolt and declared the Republic of Cuba to Spain
a)
Jose Marti
b)
Vladamir Lennin
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Fidel Castro
63.

Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris, Cuba became an independent nation, the United States agreed to pay Spain $20 million for the Philippines, and the United States acquired Puerto Rico and

a)

Guam

b)

Hawaii

c)

the Bahamas

d)

Panama

64.

The Panama canal connected the Atlantic Ocean and what other ocean?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

65.
A major goal of the Boxer Rebellion in China was to:
a)
rid their countries of foreigners
b)
expand their respective territories
c)
receive international military support
d)
restore an absolute monarch to the throne
66.
Which was the uprising of Chinese against foreigners in China?
a)
Boxer Rebellion
b)
Berlin Conference
c)
Boer War
d)
Open door policy with Japan
67.
Which country tried and failed to build the Panama Canal?
a)
France
b)
Great Britiain
c)
China
d)
Mexico
68.
1903- The 48 mile international waterway allows ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, saving about 8,000 miles. ¨Expansion of World trade. 
a)
Platt Amendment 
b)
Monroe Doctrine 
c)
Boxer Rebellion 
d)
Panama Canal 
69.
Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence? 
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Guam
c)
Philippines
d)
Cuba
70.
The United States defeated which former mighty empire in the Spanish American War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Russia
71.
The USS Maine sunk in Havana Harbor. What country is the Havana Harbor in?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Haiti
c)
Cuba
d)
Mexico
72.

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders had an important victory in Cuba at-

a)

Pebble Beech

b)

San Juan Hill

c)

Normandy

d)

Havana Harbor

73.

What was the name of the All Black volunteer soldiers in the Spanish American War?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Buffalo soldiers

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Rough riders

74.
Who was president during the Spanish American War?
a)
Lincoln
b)
McKinley
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Wilson
75.

This person, along with William Randolph Hearst, competed to sell the most newspapers in New York.

a)

Joseph Pulitzer

b)

Nellie Bly

c)

Charles Foster Kane

d)

William Henderson

76.

John Hay called the Spanish American War a "Splendid little war."

a)

True

b)

False

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