WorksheetsImperialism
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Imperialism is best described as:
Rebuilding the South immediately following the Civil War
extending power/influence with diplomacy/military force over another nation/area
The buying of Cuba
none of the answers
Japan benefitted from imperialism because:
The trading with the US helped it modernize
It let them take over the Philippines
It promoted a movement in which immigrants were not allowed
It led to the Boxer Rebellion in Tokyo
Why did many people think purchasing Alaska was a mistake?
it caused The Boxer Rebellion
it did not give Cuba its independence
it caused many issues with Russia
They did not know how valuable Alaska would become due to oil
The US was able to add Hawaii to its territory because:
They started a war with Spain
Hawaii decided they wanted to be part of the US
Planters overthrew the Queen
none of the answers
A negative effect of the Open Door Policy was:
The enslavement of the Japanese
It started the Boxer Rebellion
The Spanish American War
The US had more trade options
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Spanish-American War?
The DeLome Letter
Cuban Rebellion
Yellow Journalism
The Philippine Rebellion
The Treaty of Paris stated
The US would gain the Philippines, Guam and Wake Island
The US lost the war
The US would buy Cuba
Texas would be come a state
The Roosevelt Corollary states
The Spanish blew up the USS Maine
Any nation who takes over another has the right to do so
The US could control Cuba
The US had international world police power to fix wrong doings worldwide
The Platt Amendment did the following:
Gave Cuba their full independence
Established Cuba as a "protectorate" of the US
allowed Hawaii to be taken over
ended the Spanish American War
What did the Open Door Policy state?
The US would be able to trade with China without anyone stopping them
The US would allow the Chinese to trade with England
The Philippines would have independence
none of the answers
Yellow Journalism was:
paper that was colored yellow to stand out in the news
headlines about the war in the Philippines
articles written to fire up the public about Spain's treatment of Cuba
all of the answers
The letter that called President McKinley weak and a bad leader was called:
The Zimmerman Note
The Roosevelt Corollary
Monroe Doctrine
The DeLome Letter
The ship supposedly blown up by Spain in Cuba was called:
The Lusitania
The Platt Amendment
USS Maine
USS Arizona
