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US Late Expansion

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Yellow Journalism is....

a)

The Loudoun Sun Times

b)

Exaggerated News Reports

c)

Yellow Paper Reports

d)

Nonfiction News Reports

2.

This political cartoon best supports the idea that, after the Spanish American War, the United States became a...

a)

World Power

b)

"Woke" Power

c)

Head of the United Nations

d)

Conquered Nation

3.

What event was the most immediate cause of the Spanish American War?

a)

The sinking of the USS Maine

b)

The election of Francisco Franco

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

The Cuban Revolution

4.

What 4 territories did the United States gain at the end of the Spanish American War?

a)

Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain, Nicaragua

b)

Spain, Cuba, Guam, Hawaii

c)

Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia, Guam

d)

Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba

5.

The extension of a nation's authority by territorial conquest or establishing economic and political domination of other nations.

a)

annexation

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

isolationism

6.

Why was the US initially interested in Hawaii?

a)

the lucrative (valuable) sugar plantations on the island

b)

an abundance of oil was discovered

c)

to annex the area as a state

d)

to learn the culture of the natives

7.

Fake news is the modern term for what during the 1890s?

a)

yellow journalism

b)

red journalism

c)

investigative journalism

d)

negative journalism

8.

Which of the following foreign policy actions was used to acquire the land necessary to build a canal in Panama?

a)

we encouraged a revolution to gain the land

b)

we paid Colombia $2 million for the land

c)

we asked nicely and Colombia gave us the land

d)

all of the answers are correct

9.

After resigning his post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, he was responsible for organizing a volunteer cavalry unit, became a national hero at the Battle of San Juan Hill and became president only 3 years later.

a)

Leonard Wood

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

John Pershing

10.

Which of the following was true about Roosevelt’s "Rough Riders"?

a)

They were trained officers from the US Marines

b)

They were a unit consisting of soldiers from varying backgrounds, many recruited by TR himself

c)

They were an all black cavalry unit that helped win the war

d)

They were formed by Lt. General Custer but taken over by Roosevelt during the war

11.
Late nineteenth and early twentieth-century expansionists such as Theodore Roosevelt and Alfred Thayer Mahan urged the United States to:
a)
extend its influence over the Middle East and the subcontinent of India.
b)
acquire overseas territories, especially in the Pacific.
c)
seek better trade relations with Latin America. 
d)
negotiate economic and cultural exchange programs with nations in Asia. 
12.

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States saw the need to build the Panama Canal because

a)

new colonies had been acquired in Africa

b)

Spanish opposition to the canal had ended

c)

the United States navy could then move more quickly between oceans

d)

United States railroads could not transport enough manufactured goods

13.
In order to build the Panama Canal the US encouraged Panama's independence from what country?
a)
Spain
b)
Columbia
c)
Cuba
d)
Brazil
14.
What President is considered responsible for building the Panama Canal?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
William H. Taft
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
William McKinley
15.

(1898) war fought between Spain and the United States that began after the sinking of the battleship USS Maine; the United States gained control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

a)

imperialism

b)

Spanish-American War

c)

yellow journalism

d)

independence

16.

Some historians consider US Late Expansion to be a continuation what other time period in US history?

a)

The American Revolution

b)

Slavery in the US South

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

WWII

17.

What is true of the US's acquisition of Alaska? (select all that apply)

a)

The US purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867

b)

The US paid Russia $7.2 million for the land

c)

William Seward's purchase was originally celebrated by US citizens

d)

Today, Alaska is considered a very valuable area both for military presence and natural resources.

18.

Following the Spanish-American War, the US...

a)

gave Filipino rebels control over the Philippines like they promised.

b)

fought Filipino rebels led by Emilio Aguinaldo and kept control over the Philippines until 1946.

c)

left the Philippines and Spain regained control.

d)

none of the answers are correct.