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American Imperialism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is imperialism?

a)

a strong sense of national pride and desire for aggressive foreign policy

b)

a policy in which a stronger nation works to create an empire

c)

survival of the fittest

2.

Which of these was given as a justification for imperialism?

a)

new sources of raw materials and trade

b)

spreading democracy and Christianity

c)

create a strong Navy

d)

all of the above

3.

Which area of the world was NOT a focus for imperialism?

a)

Middle East

b)

China

c)

Islands in the Pacific

d)

Latin America

4.

Which document stated that any attempt by an outside country to gain power in the Western Hemisphere would be considered as an attack on the United States?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Foraker Act

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

5.

What is jingoism?

a)

a policy in which a stronger nation works to create an empire

b)

survival of the fittest

c)

a strong sense of national pride and desire for aggressive foreign policy

6.

The Spanish-American War was fought in which country?

a)

Cuba

b)

Spain

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Guam

7.

Which is NOT a reason that led to the Spanish-American War?

a)

deLome Letter

b)

Boxer Rebellion

c)

Yellow Press

d)

explosion of the USS Maine

8.

Which document stated that the US had no intention of annexing Cuba?

a)

Foraker Act

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Teller Amendment

9.

Who led the Rough Riders in a charge up San Juan Hill?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William Taft

d)

Woodrow Wilson

10.

Which was a result of the Treaty of Paris?

a)

Spain recognized Cuba's independence

b)

U.S. purchased the Philippines for $20 million

c)

U.S. gained control of Guam and the Puerto Rico

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

11.

Which island nation drew U.S. interest because of it's sugar cane, whaling territory, and military advantage?

a)

Guam

b)

Hawaii

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Philippines

12.

For which country did the U.S. propose an Open Door Policy?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Cuba

d)

Panama

13.

Which fight was started by anti-imperialist Chinese secret societies?

a)

Battle of San Juan Hill

b)

World War I

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Spanish-American War

14.

Which document established a civil government in Puerto Rico?

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Platt Amendment

d)

Foraker Act

15.

Which document set the conditions of Cuba's independence?

a)

Platt Amendment

b)

Foraker Act

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

16.

Which is true about the Panama Canal?

a)

a plan of Theodore Roosevelt

b)

everyone was happy about it

c)

makes shipping faster

d)

eases naval passage

17.

Which document asserted "Big Stick Diplomacy"?

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Platt Amendment

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Foraker Act

18.

What demonstrated the U.S. naval power?

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Great White Fleet

d)

annexation of Hawaii

19.

Whose policy was Dollar Diplomacy?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

William Taft

d)

William McKinley

20.

Who advocated Moral Diplomacy?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

William Taft

d)

Theodore Roosevelt