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Unit 4 Vocabulary Quiz - U.S. Imperialism

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   is the practice of extending power over smaller, weaker countries.

2.

Woodrow Wilson's (a)   policy was called "moral diplomacy" because he believed that the U.S. should only support countries with democracies.

3.

Countries such as Britain, Spain, and Germany were the __________________ when it came to imperializing areas in China, Africa, and Central and South America.

a)

victim

b)

aggressor

c)

supporter

d)

advocate

4.

Theodore Roosevelt's (a)   policy was called the Square Deal because he wanted to protect the people of the U.S. from corruption and bad business practice.

5.

This is an example of a _______________ headline.

a)

fabricated

b)

tempting

c)

sensational

d)

fictional

6.

Some people, such as Carnegie, believed the U.S. should not imperialize other areas because the U.S. was once colonized by European countries. They felt all countries should maintain their _________________.

a)

economy

b)

sphere of influence

c)

diplomacy

d)

sovereignty

7.

When one nation takes control of another, it will often (a)   that country's people and natural resources, meaning it will take advantage of them.

8.

The New York Journal used __________________ __________________ - exaggerated or fabricated news writing - in an effort to inspire anger and aggression in the American people.

(a)  

9.

Social Darwinism... (check all that apply)

a)

is based on the Theory of Natural Selection

b)

supports the idea that the strong survive, the weak die

c)

supported ideas of superiorly and racism

d)

justifies powerful nations taking control in weaker areas of the world

10.

Woodrow Wilson use military ________________ when he sent General John Pershing into Mexico to hunt Pancho Villa.

a)

diplomacy

b)

intervention

c)

discipline

d)

submarines

11.

This is an example of a _______________ headline.

a)

fabricated

b)

tempting

c)

sensational

d)

truthful

12.

Theodore Roosevelt used his "big stick (a)   " to convince Columbia to grant Panama independence.

13.

The United States took total control of areas such as Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines, it established ____________ __ _____________, or areas of economic control, `in China.

(a)