WorksheetsCauses of Imperialism US History
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 23mins
Imperialism is __________.
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
Cornerstone of American foreign policy that told European powers to stay out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
Roosevelt Corollary
Adams Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
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
to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power
the burden of the white man is to support and uplift non-whites
imperialism was not democratic and engaging in it would be hypocritical
the nation's economic needs could be satisfied from within as the US should avoid risking itself in foreign entanglements
Social Darwinism:
was used by Anti-Imperialists to promote imperialism
was used to argue some races and nations are naturally superior to others
was used to defend a policy of neutrality and isolationism
was promoted by Frederick Jackson Turner
Why did Americans in Hawaii want to be annexed by the United States?
Queen Liliuokalani was persecuting American sugar growers.
Annexation had trade advantages for the American sugar growers in Hawaii.
Laws forced Americans to return land to the Hawaiian government.
Queen Liliuokalani threatened to deport Americans from Hawaii
Which statement supports the concern in this excerpt?
—Senator Albert Beveridge, “The March of the Flag,” September 16, 1898
Senator Beveridge would agree with which one of the following statements?
This passage describes events that led to the U.S. acquisition of what territory?
Which territorial acquisition was known as Seward's Folly or Seward's Icebox?
Cuba
the Phillipines
Alaska
Hawaii
Which territory gained by the United States after the Spanish-American war was given independence and NOT annexed by the U.S?
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines
Cuba
The ship that exploded in Havana Harbor killing 260 Americans was
The Magic
The Titanic
The Lusitania
The USS Maine
What did Filipinos believe when they were fighting alongside American soldiers?
They believed that the United States would be a kinder ruler than Spain.
They believed that they would become a U.S. colony.
They believed that the U.S. would protect them from Japan.
They believed that they were fighting for their Independence.
•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?
