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WorksheetsUS History Imperialism & WW1 SC Standard 5.3-5.5
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 11mins
After the Spanish-American War the United States shifted policy toward which two areas?
Latin America & Cuba
Cuba & South America
Southeast Asia & Latin America
Panama & Nicaragua
After US gains control of Pacific Islands they set their focus on establishing "spheres of influence where?
Canada
Mexico
South America
China
After the Spanish American War America shifts from _____________ to _______________?
Isolationism to Imperialism
Isolationism to Nationalism
Isolationism to Spheres of Influence
Isolationism to Isolationism
Define Imperialism?
Survival of the strongest in comparison to the weakest
The use of political, economic, and military control over weaker territories.
Countries flexing their military power over other countries.
Economic influence over other nations.
Define Social Darwinism?
Survival of the weakest
Survival of the average
Survival of the strongest/fittest
Survival is not important
A historian, Navy officer, called upon the government to build a large Navy in order to protect American interest around the world.
Teddy Roosevelt
Alfred T. Mahan
Woodrow Wilson
Fredrick J. Turner
Who was Matthew Perry?
Sailed a large Navy force to Japan and gained favor with the Emperor for the United States.
A Navy commander who sailed around the world.
Helped build the Great White Fleet.
Sailed to Africa to establish American Imperialism there.
Queen Liliuokalani ruled which place?
Guam
Panama
Japan
Hawaii
What was the US Open Door Policy?
US wanted to trade in Russia
US wanted to trade in the "spheres of Influence" in China
Trade with Japan
Established trade with all the Americas
What was the movement in China that fought back against western influence in China between 1898 to 1901?
Nationalist Revolution
The White Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
The Karate showdown
Yellow Press is a form of writing used as propaganda to persuade peoples opinions in a specific direction?
True
False
What was the treaty called that ended Spanish-American War?
Treaty of Hidalgo-Guadalupe
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Cuba
Filipino insurgents relied on _______________ tactics, including surprise raids and hit-n-run attacks?
ordinary
Blitzkrieg
Guerilla Warfare
Ambush Warfare
What was the Great White Fleet?
European warships that secretly attacked strategic locations
American warships that were used to show Americas might around the world
Russian Warships that secretly spied on the United States.
Chinese warships that attacked Japan and Russia.
Which US President was known for his "Big Stick Diplomacy"?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
Teddy Roosevelt
What was the Teller Amendment?
Allowed the US to build the Panama canal across Panama.
Kept the US from expanding westward
placed a condition on the United States military's presence in Cuba while limiting it to help them gain their independence and could not annex it.
Allowed the US to annex Cuba and take full control of the island forever.
Which US President is associated with "Dollar Diplomacy"?
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
William Taft
Warren G. Harding
The Roosevelt Corollary would update which piece of US foreign policy?
Monroe Doctrine
Big Stick
Dollar Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
The United States acquired possession of the Panama Canal from who?
Panama
French
Spain
Colombia
The United States remained out of WW1 in 1914 because it favored?
Imperialism
Nationalism
Militarism
Neutrality
Which country was forced to accept full responsibility for WW1 by the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany
Austria-Hungry
Great Britain
France
Which countries were part of the Central Powers of WW1?
Germany, United States, Russia
Germany, Austria-Hungry, Italy
Great Britain, France, Spain
Austria-Hungry, Serbia, Ottoman Empire
The Espionage Act (1917) & Sedition Act (1918) both prohibited?
Negative speech against the government
the government from prosecuting Americans
Congress from passing laws against Big Businesses
the United States military from joining ww1
Define a Sphere of Influence?
Secret alliances between nations
Countries who are forced to accept assistance from another country
an area with a country that is controlled by another country for the purpose of trade
Selling goods in one specific country by any country who wants to participate
Which series of events forced the United States into WW1 in 1917
U-boat attacks on ships
Airplane attacks on ships
Bombing of ports
US secret alliances
Which is NOT one of the 5 causes for WW1?
Militarism
Imperialism
Nationalism
Assassination of Czar Nicholas II
The United States refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and never joined the League of Nations?
True
False
Which US President is associated with the Fourteen Points?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
William Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Which was a part of Wilson's Fourteen Points?
Espionage Act
The League of Nations
Secret Alliances
Good Neighbor Policy
The Image best depicts?
Americas Great White Fleet
Decoy ships to distract German U-boats
Germany's Navy
Floating targets for submarines
This image is a Primary source for what?
Secret coded message
The Zimmermann Telegram
Mexico guarantee
The Espionage Act
The 1904 Roosevelt Corollary said?
The United States would give anything to European Countries that they requested
The United States would intervene in the domestic affairs of western hemisphere nations to maintain stability
The United States would continue practicing Imperialism no matter what ANY nation thought about it
The United States was allowed to annex nations without their consent
When was the Armistice of WW1 signed?
July 4, 1917
October 16, 1917
December 20, 1918
November, 11, 1918
The Platt Amendment gave the United States more control over what area?
Panama
Guam
Cuba
Philippines
What does the picture represent?
Communism
Fascism
Socialism
Propaganda
After WW1 the United States shifts policy and _________ toward Europe?
practices a hands on approach
practices a hands off approach
practices a one hand approach
practices total domination
The United States will develop a new policy post WW1 called?
Bad Neighbor
Good Neighbor
Impartial Neighbor
Distant Neighbor
This image depicts what type of warfare?
All out warfare
Foxhole warfare
Trench Warfare
Close quarters warfare
After WW1 ends the US Congress has a desire to return to?
Imperialism
Communism
Socialism
Isolationism
The Treaty of Versailles required Germany to make reparation payments in the amount of ?
33 billion dollars
40 billion dollars
43 billion dollars
50 billion dollars
Signs like this in the United States were used during WW1 to persuade men to?
Join the Red Cross
Join the US military
Support the War
Save more money
Who is in the image?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
John Smith
Cabrillo Milan
Gavrilo Princip
What is the name of the man who is being assassinated in the image?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Louis Armstrong
Archduke Gavrilo Princip
Archduke Cabrillo Milan
This image depicts a change in ________________ for weapons used my military's during WW1?
Technology
Guns
Fighting
Strategy
What is the weapon called that the soldier is using in the image?
Machine Gun
Rocket Launcher
Flame Thrower
No man lands killer
