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Chapter 22 - Section 2, Imperialism in the Pacific

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

In 1867 William H. Seward acquired the two small Pacific Islands of _______. They would serves as an important stopping place for American ships on the way to China.

a)

Hawaii

b)

Midway

c)

Guam

d)

Philippines

2.

Which industry grew quickly in Hawaii after the 1830's bringing many new people to the islands to work in the fields?

a)

coffee

b)

pineapple

c)

mangos

d)

sugar

3.

In return for a trade agreement allowing Hawaii's main export to enter the United States without tariffs, the U.S. was allowed to establish a naval base at _______.

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Lahaina

c)

Midway

d)

Maui

4.

Which leader of Hawaii tried to regain economic control of the islands and took away the powers of the sugar planters. In response, the white sugar planters set up their own government and the Hawaiian leader left in protest?

a)

King Kamehameha I

b)

Queen Kapiolani

c)

Queen Liliuokalani

d)

King Kalakaua

5.

Which U.S. president approved the annexation of Hawaii?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

Benjamin Harrison

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

6.

Section of a country where one foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers

a)

spheres of influence

b)

unalienable rights

c)

Open Door policy

d)

imperialistic zones

7.

Annexation

a)

the right to sail the seas without taking sides

b)

a national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs

c)

bringing an area under the control of a larger country

d)

disorder and lawlessness

8.

A secret Chinese martial arts society known as the ________ led an uprising against the "foreign devils" in China.

a)

Boxers

b)

Ninjas

c)

Samoas

d)

Russos

9.

Secretary of State John Hay wanted to expand trading interests in China so he proposed the ________ policy.

a)

Spheres of Influence

b)

Boxing

c)

Foraker

d)

Open Door

10.

Theodore Roosevelt met with the leaders of which two countries in 1905 to sign the Treaty of Portsmouth. This treaty formally ended the war between these two countries.

a)

Japan and Korea

b)

Russia and Japan

c)

Russian and China

d)

Japan China