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Imperialism

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name

Class

Date

Which country gained independence after the Spanish American war?

Spain

Puerto Rico

Cuba

Mexico

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

Economic motives for imperialism include _________.

a desire to spread Christianity

a need for military bases around the world

a need for raw materials to be used in factories

a desire to gain glory

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

End the Boxer Rebellion

Ensure trading rights with China

Win leaseholds in China

Establish a sphere of influence

The passing of what piece of United States legislation sparked the Boxer Rebellion?

the Platt Amendment

the Monroe Doctrine

the Open Door Policy

the Chinese Exclusion Act

What idea or belief states that Americans have a God-given right to expand west?

Manifest Destiny

Imperialism

Isolationism

Democracy

According to the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the role of the US in the Western Hemisphere?

Ok for Europeans to imperialize

international police force

allow imperialism in the Americas

allow European nations to take over

Who was the Secretary of the Navy that resigned his position to go fight in the Spanish-American War with a group of volunteers known as the Rough Riders?

Alfred Thayer Mahan

Walter Reed

Theodore Roosevelt

William McKinley

What was Roosevelt's policy called?

Dollar Diplomacy

Big Stick Diplomacy

Sphere of Influence

Pan-Americanism

10.

Why did the US encourage a Panamanian Revolution against Colombia?

to allow nationalism

to build the Panama Canal

to spread imperialism

to enforce the Roosevelt Corollary and establish a naval base

11.

This foreign policy idea promotes staying out of world affairs.

Imperialism

Isolationism

Globalism

Communism

12.

This type of foreign policy encourages stronger nations to extend their influence over weaker ones.

Imperialism

Isolationism

Globalism

Communism

13.

Why was the purchase of Alaska criticized at the time?

It was too expensive.

It was too far away.

It was seen as worthless.

It was seen as too cold.

14.

America first attempted to buy land to build the Panama Canal from what country ?

Cuba

Columbia

Croatia

Cambodia

15.

How did America end up getting the land it needed to build the Panama Canal?

We supported a revolution in Columbia.

We supported a revolution in Cuba

We supported a revolution in Croatia

We supported a revolution in Cambodia

16.

Why did Roosevelt want to build the Panama Canal?

To control Columbia

To have a water short cut between the Atlantic and pacific

To build a military base

To promote trade with Panama

17.

Name the racist theory based on the idea it was the white mans job to take care of lesser races.

The Ku Klux Klan

Segregation

The “white mans burden “

Jim Crow

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Imperialism

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

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