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Imperialism

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Imperialism is best described as:

a)

Rebuilding the South immediately following the Civil War

b)

extending power/influence with diplomacy/military force over another nation/area

c)

The buying of Cuba

d)

none of the answers

2.

Japan benefitted from imperialism because:

a)

The trading with the US helped it modernize

b)

It let them take over the Philippines

c)

It promoted a movement in which immigrants were not allowed

d)

It led to the Boxer Rebellion in Tokyo

3.

Why did many people think purchasing Alaska was a mistake?

a)

it caused The Boxer Rebellion

b)

it did not give Cuba its independence

c)

it caused many issues with Russia

d)

They did not know how valuable Alaska would become due to oil

4.

The US was able to add Hawaii to its territory because:

a)

They started a war with Spain

b)

Hawaii decided they wanted to be part of the US

c)

Planters overthrew the Queen

d)

none of the answers

5.

A negative effect of the Open Door Policy was:

a)

The enslavement of the Japanese

b)

It started the Boxer Rebellion

c)

The Spanish American War

d)

The US had more trade options

6.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Spanish-American War?

a)

The DeLome Letter

b)

Cuban Rebellion

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

The Philippine Rebellion

7.

The Treaty of Paris stated

a)

The US would gain the Philippines, Guam and Wake Island

b)

The US lost the war

c)

The US would buy Cuba

d)

Texas would be come a state

8.

The Roosevelt Corollary states

a)

The Spanish blew up the USS Maine

b)

Any nation who takes over another has the right to do so

c)

The US could control Cuba

d)

The US had international world police power to fix wrong doings worldwide

9.

The Platt Amendment did the following:

a)

Gave Cuba their full independence

b)

Established Cuba as a "protectorate" of the US

c)

allowed Hawaii to be taken over

d)

ended the Spanish American War

10.

What did the Open Door Policy state?

a)

The US would be able to trade with China without anyone stopping them

b)

The US would allow the Chinese to trade with England

c)

The Philippines would have independence

d)

none of the answers

11.

Yellow Journalism was:

a)

paper that was colored yellow to stand out in the news

b)

headlines about the war in the Philippines

c)

articles written to fire up the public about Spain's treatment of Cuba

d)

all of the answers

12.

The letter that called President McKinley weak and a bad leader was called:

a)

The Zimmerman Note

b)

The Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

The DeLome Letter

13.

The ship supposedly blown up by Spain in Cuba was called:

a)

The Lusitania

b)

The Platt Amendment

c)

USS Maine

d)

USS Arizona