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Imperialism / WW1

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following caused President Wilson to declare war on Germany?

a)

the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian empire

b)

unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman telegram

c)

the selling of weapons to Great Britain by the United States

d)

disputes over German colonial claims to Samoa and the Marshall Islands

2.

What was the impact of new technologies during World War 1, such as the use of machine guns, poison gas and barbed wire?

a)

Casualties were low because soldiers were protected.

b)

Soldiers were able to advance rapidly on one another.

c)

Field commanders believed it was important to attack first.

d)

Soldiers fighting in the trenches could not advance without heavy casualties.

3.

Noninvolvement in world affairs is...

a)

expansionism

b)

isolationism

c)

imperialism

d)

annexation

4.

At the beginning of WWI, the U.S. was neutral, which means

a)

We did not choose sides.

b)

We helped Europe.

c)

We gave both sides money.

d)

Both B and C

5.

In China, what event did the group of anti-foreigners who attacked Christian missionaries and Chinese Christians start?

a)

Boxer Rebellion

b)

Russo-Japanese War

c)

Filipino Rebellion

d)

Rough Riders

6.
What is sensational news reporting? 
a)
Boxer Rebellion
b)
Russo-Japanese War
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Rough Riders
7.
What was a regiment organized by Teddy Roosevelt that fought in Cuba? 
a)
Boxer Rebellion
b)
Russo-Japanese War
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Rough Riders
8.
What said that the US could intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American countries? 
a)
protectorate
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Dollar Diplomacy
d)
Moral Diplomacy
9.
American expansionists were interested in Hawaii as a potential
a)
tourist attraction
b)
fiftieth state
c)
coaling station and naval base
d)
fishing site
10.
The US supported Panamanian revolutionaries in 1903 in their fight in independence from
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Colombia
d)
Chile
11.
Why is the Platt Amendment significant?
a)
It annexed Cuba
b)
It said the US couldn't intervene in Cuba
c)
It established a military base in Cuba
d)
It gave the US authority to Cuban water
12.
What event triggered the US declaration of war against Spain?
a)
de Lome letter
b)
destruction of the USS Maine
c)
poor treatment of Cubans
d)
the Filipino rebellion
13.

What one event can be singled out as the trigger for the beginning of WW1?

a)

Sinking of the Lusitania

b)

Invasion of Russia

c)

Assassination of Francis Ferdinand

d)

Unrestricted submarine warfare

14.

What does then acronym M.A.I.N stand for?

a)

Mind map, Alliances, Imperialism, Nuclear Age

b)

Militarism, Anarchy, Internationalism, Never again

c)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

d)

Motivation, Antwerp, Imperialism, Nation state

15.

Which image best reflects the term of Imperialism?

a)
b)
c)
16.

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States saw the need to build the Panama Canal because

a)

new colonies had been acquired in Africa

b)

Spanish opposition to the canal had ended

c)

the United States navy could then move more quickly between oceans

d)

United States railroads could not transport enough manufactured goods

17.

The US gained Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after this major war.

a)

Spanish American War

b)

World War 1

c)

Mexican American War

d)

Texas Independence

18.

What cost Germany $33 billion after WWI?

a)

reparations

b)

demilitarized zone

c)

mandates

d)

tanks

19.

Wilson's plan to prevent future wars, promote self determination, and create a League of Nations.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

League of Nations

d)

Declaration of Independence

20.

This letter was written by Germany urging Mexico to attack the U.S.

a)

Zimmerman Note

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

USS Maine

d)

Mein Kampf

21.

Originally called Seward's Folly or Icebox, which country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from & eventually gave us many natural resources(gold,timber, oil)?

a)

Russia

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Mexico

22.

Which territory did the U.S. annex after dethroning Queen Liliuokalani?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Philippines

c)

Cuba

d)

Puerto Rico

23.

Malaria & Yellow Fever

Highlands with uneven elevation

Swamps and Jungles

Tropical Climate


These issues can all be categorized as:

a)

Reasons for building the Panama Canal

b)

Obstacles to building the Panama Canal

c)

Consequences of building the Panama Canal

d)

Controversy over building the Panama Canal

24.

Spanish general who treated the Cubans in camps poorly.

a)

General Eisenhower

b)

General Weyler (The butcher)

c)

General Lee

d)

General Grant

25.
What was is the Open Door Policy? 
a)
Document stating America's control over China.
b)
Principles stating that all countries have equal acess to Chinese Ports. 
c)
Document explaining the intense competion between world powers. 
d)
Document explaing the "spheres of influence." 
26.
Which of the following stopped European colonization in America.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Watauga Compact
d)
Convention of 1818
27.

An agreement to end fighting

a)

Alliance

b)

Reparations

c)

Armistice

d)

Propaganda

28.

A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from a long ditch facing each other.

a)

Convoy System

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

War Bonds

d)

Red Scare

29.

This forced Germany to accept full blame for WWI.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Armistice

d)

Red Scare