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Expansion Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an economic effect of the Spanish American War?

a)

The Clayton Antitrust Act was created to regulate monopolies

b)

The US emerged as a world/imperial power in 1898 with territories and overseas markets

c)

The Open Door policy was created to trade with China

d)

The Suez canal was created as a means of faster trade

2.

Who helped overthrow the queen of Hawaii and became its leader?

a)

Henry Cabot Lodge

b)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

c)

William McKinley

d)

Sanford Dole

3.

Why is Alfred Thayer Mahan a significant historical figure?

a)

he helped the US acquire Puerto Rico

b)

he fought against high tariffs

c)

he gained the US new markets to sell factory goods to

d)

he encouraged the US to control the seas and have a big navy

4.

As a result of the Spanish American War, why did the US see the need to build the Panama Canal?

a)

because the US navy need to move more quickly between oceans

b)

because new colonies had been acquired in Africa

c)

because Spanish opposition to the canal ended

d)

because railroads couldn't transport enough

5.

Which of the following describes this statement: the US needed raw materials, markets, and naval bases?

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Reasons to declare war on Spain

c)

Explanations for overseas expansion

d)

Theodore Roosevelt's political platform

6.

What was the Open-Door policy?

a)

it led to equal trade opportunities in China

b)

it brought democracy to China

c)

it forced China to change its immigration policies

d)

it explained social Darwinism

7.

Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish American War by writing articles about what?

a)

political popularity of William Jennings Bryan

b)

destruction of US sugar plantations by Hawaiians

c)

efforts of the US to control Mexico

d)

the harsh treatment of Cubans by Spain

8.

Involvement in the Spanish American war, acquisition of Hawaii, and the Open Door policy led to what?

a)

support for isolationism

b)

more markets and raw materials for the US

c)

military alliances with other nations

d)

the treaty of Versailles

9.

Which statement about the causes of the Spanish American War is true?

a)

There was public outcry against the construction of the Panama Canal

b)

Economic boycotts were issued against Cuba

c)

Spain was blamed for the sinking of the USS Maine

d)

The US backed the decision of Germany to destroy the Lusitania

10.

Why did President Theodore Roosevelt add the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

to stop the threat of European intervention in Latin America

b)

to halt the construction of the canal in Panama

c)

to suppress Cuban efforts of a rebellion

d)

to please the public regarding war between Russian and Japan