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Causes of Imperialism US History

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

Imperialism is __________.

a)

when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation

b)

when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize

c)

when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation

d)

when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

2.

Cornerstone of American foreign policy that told European powers to stay out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Adams Doctrine

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Monroe Doctrine

3.

The government by its policy can favor the natural growth of a people's industries and its tendencies to seek adventure and gain by way of the sea . . . The influence of the government will be felt in its most legitimate manner in maintaining an armed navy, of a size commensurate with the growth of its shipping and the importance of the interests connected with it.

Alfred Thayer Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1805

According to this passage, 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

4.

Social Darwinism:

a)

was used by Anti-Imperialists to promote imperialism

b)

was used to argue some races and nations are naturally superior to others

c)

was used to defend a policy of neutrality and isolationism

d)

was promoted by Frederick Jackson Turner

5.

Why did Americans in Hawaii want to be annexed by the United States?

a)

Queen Liliuokalani was persecuting American sugar growers.

b)

Annexation had trade advantages for the American sugar growers in Hawaii.

c)

Laws forced Americans to return land to the Hawaiian government.

d)

Queen Liliuokalani threatened to deport Americans from Hawaii

6.
". . . But, today, we are raising more than we can consume, making more than we can use. Therefore we must find new markets for our produce." —“The March of the Flag,” Senator Albert Beveridge, 1898.
Which statement supports the concern in this excerpt?
a)
Economic expansion is needed to keep the industrial market growing.
b)
Commercial agriculture is unable to meet the demands of the global market.
c)
Rapid industrialization causes economic markets to expand too quickly.
d)
Increased inflation causes instability in foreign economic markets.
7.
"Distance and oceans are no arguments. The fact that all the territory our fathers bought and seized is contiguous [connected], is no argument. In 1819 Florida was farther from New York than Porto Rico is from Chicago today; Texas, farther from Washington in 1845 than Hawaii is from Boston in 1898; California, more inaccessible in 1847 than the Philippines are now. Gibraltar is farther from London than Havana is from Washington; Melbourne is farther from Liverpool than Manila is from San Francisco."
—Senator Albert Beveridge, “The March of the Flag,” September 16, 1898
S
enator Beveridge would agree with which one of the following statements?
a)
Imperial expansion went against the values of the U.S. founders.
b)
The U.S. should limit its imperial ambitions to the western hemisphere.
c)
New technologies made it possible for the U.S. to acquire a global empire.
d)
The U.S. no longer needed to enforce the Monroe Doctrine to protect its interests.
8.
"In 1893, a group of planters and businessmen, mostly United States citizens, launched a coup against the monarch of an island nation. After setting up a new government, they proposed annexation by the U.S. This plan was turned down by President Grover Cleveland at the time, but President William McKinley and the American public supported annexation by 1898. They argued that the territory was vital to the U.S. economy, that it would serve as a strategic base to better protect expanding U.S. interests in Asia, and that other nations would claim the islands if the U.S. did not."
This passage describes events that led to the U.S. acquisition of what territory?
a)
Guam
b)
Hawaii
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
the Philippines
9.

Which territorial acquisition was known as Seward's Folly or Seward's Icebox?

a)

Cuba

b)

the Phillipines

c)

Alaska

d)

Hawaii

10.
What idea or belief states that Americans have a God-given right to expand west?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Imperialism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Democracy
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.

Which territory gained by the United States after the Spanish-American war was given independence and NOT annexed by the U.S?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Guam

c)

Philippines

d)

Cuba

13.
The United States acquired the territory shaded in green during the Spanish-American War.  The name of that territory is
a)
Cuba
b)
Japan
c)
Philippines
d)
Spain
14.

The ship that exploded in Havana Harbor killing 260 Americans was

a)

The Magic

b)

The Titanic

c)

The Lusitania

d)

The USS Maine

15.

What did Filipinos believe when they were fighting alongside American soldiers?

a)

They believed that the United States would be a kinder ruler than Spain.

b)

They believed that they would become a U.S. colony.

c)

They believed that the U.S. would protect them from Japan.

d)

They believed that they were fighting for their Independence.

16.
Expansion of the United States After the Civil War
•Alaska is purchased in 1867.
•Hawaii is annexed in 1898.
•Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines are acquired in 1898.
Which goal of the United States was advanced by the actions on the list?
a)
establishing an industrial workforce
b)
gaining advantages over industrial competitors
c)
securing territories in strategic positions
d)
increasing government revenue through tariffs