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Chapter 20: An American Empire

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the affect of the Spanish-American war on US expansion?

a)

the war allowed the US to acquire Texas territory

b)

the war ended US expansion because of the extraordinary cost of the war

c)

the war led to increased US expansion into southern South America

d)

the war gave the US territories in the Pacific

2.

the headlines in this paper are a good example of?

a)

yellow journalism

b)

muckraking literature

c)

investigative reporting

d)

government censorship

3.

the policy of acting as the international police force in the western hemisphere can be traced back to what in the 1900s?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Dawes Act

4.

Secretary of State John Hay was attempting to protect what for the US?

a)

trade with Chinese colonies

b)

access to military bases

c)

territorial expansion

d)

trade rights with China

5.

Roosevelt's policy of "Speak softly and carry a big stick" relied on the US having what?

a)

competitive economy

b)

system of military alliances

c)

strong navy

d)

tax on imports

6.

This event is associated with the outbreak of war between Spain and the US in 1898?

a)

the sinking of the USS Maine

b)

the Pancho Villa raids

c)

the sinking of the Lusitania

d)

the announcement of Mexican independence

7.

What was the goal of Roosevelt's big stick policy and Taft's dollar diplomacy towards latin america

a)

join western hemisphere nations in a military alliance

b)

protect american economic and political interests

c)

encourage foreign nations to establish colonies

d)

raise latin america's standard of living

8.

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders had an important victory in Cuba at-

a)

Pebble Beech

b)

San Juan Hill

c)

Normandy

d)

Havana Harbor

9.
What US President was most influential in starting the Panama Canal?
a)
FDR
b)
JFK
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Taft
10.
What 2 oceans does the Panama Canal connect?
a)
Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
d)
Lake Michigan and Mississippi River
11.
What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?
a)
Cuba wanted to enslave Spain
b)
Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism
c)
Spain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colony
d)
Cuba wanted independence from Spain 
12.
What was the name of volunteer soldiers?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Buffalo soldiers
c)
Franz Ferdinand
d)
Rough riders
13.
What term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Repubicanism
c)
Militarism
d)
Imperialism
14.

Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?

a)

to reduce travel time

b)

to get Griffin to be quiet

c)

to protect from invaders

d)

for fishing

15.
Why did we care about Cuba?
a)
We had businesses there
b)
Cuba belonged to us
16.
As a result of the Spanish American war, the US became  _______ ___________
a)
A world power
b)
Isolationist
17.
Which territory did the United States NOT gain direct control of after the Spanish-American War? 
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Cuba
c)
Philippines 
d)
Guam
18.
The passing of what piece of United States legislation sparked the Boxer Rebellion?
a)
the Platt Amendment
b)
the Monroe Doctrine
c)
the Open Door Policy
d)
the Chinese Exclusion Act
19.
Alfred T. Mahan argued:
a)
to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power
b)
the burden of the white man is to support and uplift non-whites
c)
imperialism was not democratic and engaging in it would be hypocritical
d)
the nation's economic needs could be satisfied from within as the US should avoid risking itself in foreign entanglements
20.
 What ensured that Cuba would remain tied to the United States?
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Foraker Act
c)
Anglo-Saxonism
d)
Platt Amendment
21.
What idea or belief states that Americans have a God-given right to expand west?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Imperialism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Democracy
22.
Who was the Secretary of the Navy that resigned his position to go fight in the Spanish-American War with a group of volunteers known as the Rough Riders?
a)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
b)
Walter Reed
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
William McKinley
23.
Why did the US encourage a Panamanian Revolution against Colombia? 
a)
to allow nationalism
b)
to build the Panama Canal
c)
to spread imperialism
d)
to enforce the Roosevelt Corollary and establish a naval base
24.
During the late 1800s, the U.S. took an expanded role in world affairs partially because of the acquisition of territory
a)
in Europe.
b)
in Middle East.
c)
on the African continent.
d)
in the Pacific and Latin America.
25.
Hawaii was an independent kingdom before the US annexed it.
a)
True
b)
False