WorksheetsEntering the World Stage review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
In 1887 King Kalakaua was forced to sign the _______________, which severely restricted his power and denied most Hawaiians the right to vote.
bayonet constitution
Platt Amendment
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Imperialist nations carved out _________________ in China--geographic areas where they dominated politics or the economy.
land
agreements
spheres of influence
policies
The __________ was intended to give all nations equal trading rights in China.
Open door policy
Platt amendment
Chinese
16th Amendment
The sensationalist style of news coverage called __________ helped sway U. S. public opinion in favor of war with Spain.
National Enquirer
The NY Journal
The World Journal
yellow journalism
The _______________ gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs and to buy or lease land for naval and coaling stations.
bayonet constitution
Cuban Agreement
Platt Agreement
Open door policy
In Latin America and Asia, President Taft practiced _______, a policy of substituting economic power for military force.
dollar diplomacy
Open Door Policy
Platt Agreement
spheres of influence
The Mexican Revolution began as an effort to overthrow the dictator_____________.
Pancho Villa
Madero
Roosevelt
Porfirio Diaz
The ____________ occurred on April 9, 1914, when nine U.S. sailors were mistakenly arrested by Mexican soldiers.
exile of Diaz
Tampico incident
battle of Veracruz
Boxer rebellion
Who was Queen Liliuokalani?
queen of Japan
queen of the Phillipines
queen of England
queen of Hawaii
What was the de Lôme letter?
a letter written by Spain's minister to the U.S. which ridiculed McKinley
a letter offering free trade to China
a letter to the queen of Hawaii
a letter to Europe to consider joining the war
Which of the following is true about the Boxer Rebellion?
Members of a secret martial arts group in China demanded more respect for their sport.
A large international military force stopped the rebellion in 1900 occupied China for many years afterward.
Foreign missionaries and Chinese Christians in Beijing came under attack.
The Boxer Rebellion caused western nations to reject the Open Door Policy.
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
Roosevelt's plan to push for women's rights.
An agreement between Roosevelt and Europe
U. S. pledge to use armed forces to prevent any European country from seizing territory in the Western Hemisphere.
A plan that gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.
Who was Pancho Villa?
President of Puerto Rico
war general
Mexican revolutionary leader
Cuban dictator
Why did the United States propose the Open Door Policy?
The United States wanted to prevent China from refusing to trade with western nations.
The United States was protesting Japan's seizure of Taiwan.
Without a sphere of influence of its own, the United States was afraid of being cut out of the China trade.
The United States hoped the Open Door Policy would help resolve the Box rebellion.
Who was Diaz's opponent that became president of Mexico after Diaz's overthrow?
Porfirio
Francisco Madero
Pancho Villa
John Pershing
Who was the rebel leader of an army of mostly Native American peasants?
Pancho Villa
Emiliano Zapata
Porfirio Diaz
Huerta
The military officer who overthrew Madero
Victoriano Huerta
Madero
Pancho Villa
Emiliano Zapata
Who did the U.S. support in the later years of the Mexican Revolution?
Francisco Madero
Carranza
Emiliano Zapata
Porfirio Diaz
Who were the Rough Riders?
Filipino fighters
Group with the Cuban movement
Volunteer cavalry regiment in the Spanish-American War
What is dollar diplomacy?
reliance on economic power instead of military force
Amendment to Cuba's money system
the law that allowed the US to keep Europe out of Latin America
the use of military power
What is a protectorate?
A country that protects another country
A country that takes over other countries
A country under the control and protection of another country
A country that uses military action against another country.
