WorksheetsExpansion Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is an economic effect of the Spanish American War?
The Clayton Antitrust Act was created to regulate monopolies
The US emerged as a world/imperial power in 1898 with territories and overseas markets
The Open Door policy was created to trade with China
The Suez canal was created as a means of faster trade
Who helped overthrow the queen of Hawaii and became its leader?
Henry Cabot Lodge
Alfred Thayer Mahan
William McKinley
Sanford Dole
Why is Alfred Thayer Mahan a significant historical figure?
he helped the US acquire Puerto Rico
he fought against high tariffs
he gained the US new markets to sell factory goods to
he encouraged the US to control the seas and have a big navy
As a result of the Spanish American War, why did the US see the need to build the Panama Canal?
because the US navy need to move more quickly between oceans
because new colonies had been acquired in Africa
because Spanish opposition to the canal ended
because railroads couldn't transport enough
Which of the following describes this statement: the US needed raw materials, markets, and naval bases?
Yellow Journalism
Reasons to declare war on Spain
Explanations for overseas expansion
Theodore Roosevelt's political platform
What was the Open-Door policy?
it led to equal trade opportunities in China
it brought democracy to China
it forced China to change its immigration policies
it explained social Darwinism
Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish American War by writing articles about what?
political popularity of William Jennings Bryan
destruction of US sugar plantations by Hawaiians
efforts of the US to control Mexico
the harsh treatment of Cubans by Spain
Involvement in the Spanish American war, acquisition of Hawaii, and the Open Door policy led to what?
support for isolationism
more markets and raw materials for the US
military alliances with other nations
the treaty of Versailles
Which statement about the causes of the Spanish American War is true?
There was public outcry against the construction of the Panama Canal
Economic boycotts were issued against Cuba
Spain was blamed for the sinking of the USS Maine
The US backed the decision of Germany to destroy the Lusitania
Why did President Theodore Roosevelt add the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
to stop the threat of European intervention in Latin America
to halt the construction of the canal in Panama
to suppress Cuban efforts of a rebellion
to please the public regarding war between Russian and Japan
