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Entering the World Stage review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1887 King Kalakaua was forced to sign the _______________, which severely restricted his power and denied most Hawaiians the right to vote.

a)

bayonet constitution

b)

Platt Amendment

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Declaration of Independence

2.

Imperialist nations carved out _________________ in China--geographic areas where they dominated politics or the economy.

a)

land

b)

agreements

c)

spheres of influence

d)

policies

3.

The __________ was intended to give all nations equal trading rights in China.

a)

Open door policy

b)

Platt amendment

c)

Chinese

d)

16th Amendment

4.

The sensationalist style of news coverage called __________ helped sway U. S. public opinion in favor of war with Spain.

a)

National Enquirer

b)

The NY Journal

c)

The World Journal

d)

yellow journalism

5.

The _______________ gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs and to buy or lease land for naval and coaling stations.

a)

bayonet constitution

b)

Cuban Agreement

c)

Platt Agreement

d)

Open door policy

6.

In Latin America and Asia, President Taft practiced _______, a policy of substituting economic power for military force.

a)

dollar diplomacy

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Platt Agreement

d)

spheres of influence

7.

The Mexican Revolution began as an effort to overthrow the dictator_____________.

a)

Pancho Villa

b)

Madero

c)

Roosevelt

d)

Porfirio Diaz

8.

The ____________ occurred on April 9, 1914, when nine U.S. sailors were mistakenly arrested by Mexican soldiers.

a)

exile of Diaz

b)

Tampico incident

c)

battle of Veracruz

d)

Boxer rebellion

9.

Who was Queen Liliuokalani?

a)

queen of Japan

b)

queen of the Phillipines

c)

queen of England

d)

queen of Hawaii

10.

What was the de Lôme letter?

a)

a letter written by Spain's minister to the U.S. which ridiculed McKinley

b)

a letter offering free trade to China

c)

a letter to the queen of Hawaii

d)

a letter to Europe to consider joining the war

11.

Which of the following is true about the Boxer Rebellion?

a)

Members of a secret martial arts group in China demanded more respect for their sport.

b)

A large international military force stopped the rebellion in 1900 occupied China for many years afterward.

c)

Foreign missionaries and Chinese Christians in Beijing came under attack.

d)

The Boxer Rebellion caused western nations to reject the Open Door Policy.

12.

What was the Roosevelt Corollary?

a)

Roosevelt's plan to push for women's rights.

b)

An agreement between Roosevelt and Europe

c)

U. S. pledge to use armed forces to prevent any European country from seizing territory in the Western Hemisphere.

d)

A plan that gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.

13.

Who was Pancho Villa?

a)

President of Puerto Rico

b)

war general

c)

Mexican revolutionary leader

d)

Cuban dictator

14.

Why did the United States propose the Open Door Policy?

a)

The United States wanted to prevent China from refusing to trade with western nations.

b)

The United States was protesting Japan's seizure of Taiwan.

c)

Without a sphere of influence of its own, the United States was afraid of being cut out of the China trade.

d)

The United States hoped the Open Door Policy would help resolve the Box rebellion.

15.

Who was Diaz's opponent that became president of Mexico after Diaz's overthrow?

a)

Porfirio

b)

Francisco Madero

c)

Pancho Villa

d)

John Pershing

16.

Who was the rebel leader of an army of mostly Native American peasants?

a)

Pancho Villa

b)

Emiliano Zapata

c)

Porfirio Diaz

d)

Huerta

17.

The military officer who overthrew Madero

a)

Victoriano Huerta

b)

Madero

c)

Pancho Villa

d)

Emiliano Zapata

18.

Who did the U.S. support in the later years of the Mexican Revolution?

a)

Francisco Madero

b)

Carranza

c)

Emiliano Zapata

d)

Porfirio Diaz

19.

Who were the Rough Riders?

a)

Filipino fighters

b)

Group with the Cuban movement

c)

Volunteer cavalry regiment in the Spanish-American War

20.

What is dollar diplomacy?

a)

reliance on economic power instead of military force

b)

Amendment to Cuba's money system

c)

the law that allowed the US to keep Europe out of Latin America

d)

the use of military power

21.

What is a protectorate?

a)

A country that protects another country

b)

A country that takes over other countries

c)

A country under the control and protection of another country

d)

A country that uses military action against another country.