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Philippines and Hawaii

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______________________________ was an admiral, President of the Naval War, and publicly supported imperial expansion.

a)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William H. Taft

2.

Many Anti-Imperialists felt imperialism violated the basic democratic principles of self-government that were the core of American values.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A country that is strong and influential in internal affairs is considered a World Power.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The _________________________ was made with intentions to prevent exploitation in the workplace of young individuals.

a)

Child Labor Act

b)

Sherman Antitrust Act

c)

Clayton Antitrust Act

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

5.

The ____________________________ was ratified to the Constitution in 1920 to allow every citizen to vote regardless of sex.

a)

19th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

17th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

6.

California was one of the states that blamed unemployment rates and the decrease of wages to Chinese workers which led to the ________________________________.

a)

Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Child Labor Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

7.

A ___________________________of all eligible Americans is to exercise their right to vote.

a)

Civil Responsibility

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Principles of Government

d)

Declaration of Independence

8.

Some pull factors for ________________________ into the United States were freedom, economic opportunity, and cultural ties.

a)

Immigration

b)

Chinese Excision Act

c)

Free Enterprise

d)

Populism

9.

The ___________________ helped establish a government in which power rested with the people.

a)

Constitution

b)

Pendleton Act

c)

Pure Food and Drug Act

d)

17th Amendment

10.

Coinage of silver, graduated income tax is to the Populist Party Platform as Initiate, Referendum, and Recall are to ________

a)

State Reforms

b)

Child Labor Act

c)

Clayton Antitrust Act

d)

Square Deal

11.

Electricity and the light bulb is to Thomas Edison as one of the founders to the NAACP is to _______________

a)

W.E.B DuBois

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Malcom X

12.

The oil industry is to John D. Rockefeller as helped get the Pure Food and Drug Act passed is to ______________

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

Ida Tarbell

13.

Dawe's Act passed to assimilate Native Americans as created to conserve America’s landscape is to the __________

a)

National Park Service Act

b)

Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Homestead Act

14.

After the Spanish-American War the Philippine Islands -

a)

remained under control of the Spanish government

b)

were annexed by the United States

c)

became an independent country

d)

became economic allies of both Spain and America

15.

Which of the following islands were annexed by the United States after the Spanish-American war?

a)

Samoa, Midway, and Guam

b)

Japan, Guam, and Puerto Rico

c)

Hawaii, Madagascar, and Guam

d)

Japan, New Zealand, and Samoa

16.

Who led the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy?

a)

Sanford B. Dole

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Upton Sinclair

17.

The annexation of Hawaii by the United States of America -

a)

resulted in America becoming the wealthiest nation in the world

b)

resulted in the protest of some Hawaiian natives

c)

allowed the U.S. to begin trading goods with Hawaii

d)

was accomplished with the use of tanks and poison gas

18.

What were these Hawaiian citizens protesting?

a)

The forced annexation of the islands as a U.S. territory after the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy

b)

The classification of the islands as a protectorate after the Hawaiian government signed a treaty with the United States

c)

The granting of U.S. statehood to the islands after they were purchased from the Hawaiian monarch

d)

The colonization of the islands by political refugees from the United States

19.

In the late 1800s, Sanford B. Dole contributed to the expansion of the United States by advocating the annexation of —

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

the Panama Canal Zone

c)

Hawaii

d)

the Philippines

20.

Hawaii

a)

Gained by U.S. after the Spanish-American War

b)

The USA tried to intervene in affairs when Huerta overthrew Diaz and again when Carranza overthrew Huerta

c)

U.S. saw need for canal during Spanish-American War, obtained land by Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” policy, more efficient travel time for navy and businesses

d)

Forced annexation by the U.S., supported by Sanford B. Dole

21.

Which statement describes one of the MOST important reasons why the United States annexed the Kingdom of Hawaii?

a)

The location was strategically valuable to both military and business leaders.

b)

The islands offered excellent locations for tropical resorts.

c)

The local residents needed help to prevent the spread of poverty and disease.

d)

The local rulers wanted financial assistance to rebuild after a natural disaster.

22.

Who does the baby crying represent?

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23.

Who is McKinley, the man bathing the child?

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24.

What are the words in the water state? What does it mean?

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25.

Why is the boy being bathed? What relationship does the U.S. have with them?

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26.

Who do you think are the kids in the background? Why are they putting on American clothes?

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