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Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 14mins
________________was a widely held belief in the 19th century United States that its settlers were destined to expand across North America.
Imperialism
Annexation
Monroe Doctrine
Manifest Destiny
Which president said “speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” The U.S. Navy is the “big stick” he is referring to.
Woodrow Wilson
William H. Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Why did the United States "need" territories like the Philippines and Hawaii?
they acted as refueling stations for ships
they had once belonged to the United States
to rid the Americas of European powers
so that those countries did not imperialize the US
Which of the following is not a territory that the US acquired through war?
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines
As a result of helping Cuba win independence from Spain, the US gained Guantanamo Bay and...
the ability to intervene in Cuba whenever the US saw fit to do so
the ability to have US representatives in the Cuban government
the ability to control the Cuban economy
the ability to annex Cuba
How did the US gain the rights to build the Panama Canal?
the US helped Panama achieve independence from Colombia
a treaty with Colombia whom controlled Panama
the US purchased the land from Panama for 7.2 million dollars
the US helped Colombia put down a rebellion in Panama
What was the name given to Taft's foreign policy?
Dollar Diplomacy
Big Stick
Moral Diplomacy
Taft Corollary
What were the two main locations of fighting during the Spanish-American War?
Alaska and Hawaii
Puerto Rico and Guam
Cuba and the Philippines
Spain and the United States
Most US overseas possessions in 1900 were located in the ___________ Ocean
Pacific
Atlantic
What is yellow journalism?
A kind of news writing that readers believe to be lies
A kind of news writing that readers blame for starting wars
A kind of writing that tells the truth to attract readers
A kind of writing that exaggerates the news to shock and attract readers
which president finally annexed Hawaii?
Grover Cleveland
Ulysses S Grant
William McKinley
Teddy Roosevelt
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially. This led to the creation of a number of European empires which extended around the world.
annexation
imperialism
manifest destiny
expansionism
