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Imperialism Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term used to describe the idea that the idea that the US must occupy land from the Atlantic to the Pacific?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Freeport Doctrine

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

2.

Early in the 20th century,
Presidents William Taft and
Woodrow Wilson used the
concept of dollar diplomacy to

a)

help European nations avoid
war

b)

expand United States
influence in China

c)

protect United States
investments in Latin America

3.

A sphere of influence is

a)

An area in China in which one country would hold economic power

b)

An area of law in which a Congressman knows best.

c)

An area in which corrupt businessman could influence government members

d)

The reason for foreign policy in Latin American under the Monroe Doctrine.

4.

During the 1890s, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst used yellow journalism to generate public support for the

a)

Election of Populist Party candidates

b)

Presidential candidacy of William McKinley

c)

Goals of workers in the Pullman strike

d)

Spanish-American War

5.

Which 1890s headline is the best example of yellow journalism?

a)

President Supports Child Labor Legislation

b)

Spanish Authorities Butcher Innocent Cubans

c)

McKinley Asks Congress to Annex Hawaii

6.

One Major result of the Spanish-American War was that the US

a)

Established many foreign-aid programs

b)

Obtained overseas colonies

c)

Abandoned the principles of the Monroe Doctrine

d)

Settled Disputes by relying on international peace organizations

7.

The US entered the Spanish-American War because the Spanish were allegedly committing atrocities in which colony?

a)

Cuba

b)

Newfoundland

c)

Canary Islands

8.

Which of the following causes of the Spanish-American War was most important to the public?

a)

The sinking of the Maine

b)

Jose Marti's revolutionary doctrine

c)

The Zimmerman Telegram

9.

Which island group did the US gain from Spain in the Spanish-American War?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Hawaii

c)

The Philippines

10.

The biggest loss of life in the Spanish-American War was due to

a)

San Juan Hill

b)

Disease

c)

Naval Casualties

11.

Which US foreign policy action resulted from the close geographic relationship between the US and Latin America?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Open Door Poicy

12.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the intervention of the US in Latin America was mainly to

a)

Reduce the influence of Communism

b)

Promote European Colonization

c)

Protect growing US investments in Latin America

13.

The Big Stick Policy and Dollar Diplomacy were attempts to

a)

Increase US power in Latin America

b)

Contain the spread of Communism

c)

Protect free trade on the Asian continent

14.

"I have always been fond of the...proverb: 'Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.' " Theodore Roosevelt

This philosophy was used by Presidential Roosevelt primarily to

a)

Deal with problems of racial segregation

b)

Conduct his foreign policy in Latin America

c)

Expand the Western frontier

15.

To carry out the foreign policy referred to in the in the cartoon, President Theodore Roosevelt added a corollary to the

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Good Neighbor Policy

16.

The principle that the US has the right to act as the policeman of the Western Hemisphere and intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations was established by the

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

c)

Open Door Policy

17.

The chief reason the US built the Panama Canal was to

a)

Prevent the spread of communism

b)

Reduce travel time for commercial and military shipping

c)

Promote an isolationist foreign policy

18.

Dollar diplomacy is most closely associated with which president?

a)

William Howard Taft

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

William McKinley

19.

Many people died during the construction of the Panama Canal because of

a)

Disease

b)

Attacks from Panamanian rebels

c)

English opposition

20.

The United States' right to police power in Latin American is most closely associated with the

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Treaty of Paris

21.

The primary goal of Manifest Destiny was the

a)

Expansion of the US

b)

Abolition of slavery

c)

Removal of European influence in South America

22.

Which nation did the US go to war against at the end of the 20th century in which most of the fighting took place in Cuba?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Russia

23.

In the late 1800s, the United Stated became an imperialist nation when it

a)

Acquired overseas territories

b)

Formed military alliances

c)

Declared neutrality

24.

Involvement in the Spanish-
American War, acquisition of
Hawaii, and introduction of the
Open Door policy in China were
actions taken by the United States
Government to

a)

establish military alliances
with other nations


b)


gain overseas markets and
sources of raw materials


25.

The Monroe Doctrine declared
that the United States would

a)

help colonies in North and
South America adopt a
democratic form of
government

b)

view European interference in
the Americas as a threat to
the national interest of the
United States