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Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
About how many military bases does the US have around the world?
400
600
800
1000
Of all the money spent globally on the military, how much is spent by the US?
8%
17%
30%
44%
Which US Secretary of State was responsible for purchasing Alaska?
William Seward
Andrew Johnson
John Appleton
William Gwin
Which of the TWO options below represent the most popular beliefs held by anti-imperialists?
Spending on the military was wasteful
The U.S. should not get involved in global politics
The U.S. should not try integrating "inferior" races into its society
Taking over other territories is morally wrong, since people have a right to choose their leaders
Which president presided over the Spanish-American War?
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
All of the following territories came into the possession of the United States because of the Spanish-American war EXCEPT
Puerto Rico
The Philippines
Hawaii
Guam
Which global organization did President Woodrow Wilson try to establish after World War I?
The United Nations
The League of Nations
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
The Warsaw Pact
Which of the following was not formed as a result of the Bretton Woods conference?
The European Union
a global financial system
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The World Bank
The United States entered World War II because Japan attacked all but which of its territories?
Hawaii
Guam
The Philippines
Puerto Rico
The organization formed by the US after World War II to stop the spread of communism in Europe was
United Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact
Communist Non-agression Pact
Having little to do with the political affairs of other nations
imperialism
isolationism
expansionism
containment
Policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries or regions
imperialism
isolationism
expansionism
containment
Midway island was
annexed
purchased
conquered
won in a treaty
Which of the following are NOT motives for late 19th-century imperialists?
We need new markets to sell our products
We need new sources of raw materials
We have a duty to spread our superior religion and culture
We need new territory where we can send our excess population
"White Man's Burden" is
a poem
written by Rudyard Kipling
the idea that white men have a duty to spread their superior way of life to "dark races"
all of the above
Which of the following is NOT associated with the Spanish-American War
yellow journalism
yellow fever
"Remember the Alamo"
Battle of Manila Bay
Which future president led the "Rough Riders" in the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba?
Warren G. Harding
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Which of the following was NOT a reason the US was interested in annexing Hawaii?
it would be cheaper to import pineapples and sugar from Hawaii if it was a US possession
Native Hawaiians could be brought to America to work in factories
Pearl Harbor was a perfect location for a naval base
Hawaii provided a nice halfway point between the US and Asia, allowing the US military and US business interests to project their sphere of influence to China
Which is NOT true about the Panama Canal
cut the distance from New York to LA by 3000 miles
required nearly 40,000 workers
it was built in territory that the US kind-of stole from Colombia
Mr. Penn lived and worked by the Panama Canal for 5 years
Whose foreign policy was characterized by the saying "Speak softly and carry a big stick"?
William McKinley
William Howard Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
In this "doctrine" the US declared its opposition to European colonization in the Americas
The Madison Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine
The Roosevelt Doctrine
The Wilson Doctrine
The Roosevelt corollary to the Monroe Doctrine said what?
The United States will pay reparations to Mexico for territory taken
The United States has the exclusive right to interfere in the affairs of Latin America to keep the region stable
European countries should do more to keep the Americas peaceful
The United States has no interest in the affairs of its neighbors
Which of the following is NOT true of Dollar Diplomacy?
It was president Taft's foreign policy
America would rather increase business interests in countries than send the military
America would give countries money if they would allow the US to build a military base there
It followed the belief that American business would stabilize troubled areas of the world
The idea that the United States was destined to possess all of the territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Monroe Doctrine
Manifest Destiny
Domino Theory
Containment
Which of the following dates is incorrect?
Japan "opened" in 1854
Mexican War 1846-1848
Hawaii annexed in 1959
Panama Canal completed 1914
The book The Influence of Sea Power on History contained which basic idea?
To be a great power you have to have a strong navy
Countries with strong navies end up causing more wars
The expense of keeping a strong navy drives countries to financial ruin
Countries with strong navies were bound to fail - the future is in aeroplanes
The Boxer Rebellion took place in
the Philippines
Hawaii
Japan
China
Which of these is the Philippines?
A
B
C
D
