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WorksheetsChapter 22 - Section 2, Imperialism in the Pacific
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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.
Hawaii
Midway
Guam
Philippines
Which industry grew quickly in Hawaii after the 1830's bringing many new people to the islands to work in the fields?
coffee
pineapple
mangos
sugar
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 _______.
Pearl Harbor
Lahaina
Midway
Maui
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?
King Kamehameha I
Queen Kapiolani
Queen Liliuokalani
King Kalakaua
Which U.S. president approved the annexation of Hawaii?
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Theodore Roosevelt
Section of a country where one foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers
spheres of influence
unalienable rights
Open Door policy
imperialistic zones
Annexation
the right to sail the seas without taking sides
a national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs
bringing an area under the control of a larger country
disorder and lawlessness
A secret Chinese martial arts society known as the ________ led an uprising against the "foreign devils" in China.
Boxers
Ninjas
Samoas
Russos
Secretary of State John Hay wanted to expand trading interests in China so he proposed the ________ policy.
Spheres of Influence
Boxing
Foraker
Open Door
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.
Japan and Korea
Russia and Japan
Russian and China
Japan China
