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WorksheetsAH - Unit 5 Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?
a)
End the Boxer Rebellion
b)
Ensure trading rights with China
c)
Win leaseholds in China
d)
Establish a sphere of influence
2.
Which country was granted independence in the Treaty of Paris of 1898 at the end of the Spanish American War?
a)
Guam
b)
Cuba
c)
Philippines
d)
Puerto Rico
3.
Which territory did the United States NOT gain direct control of after the Spanish-American War?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Cuba
c)
Philippines
d)
Guam
4.
Americans were concerned about the events in Cuba because:
a)
American lives were at risk there
b)
American economic investments were being threatened
c)
American plantations were being destroyed by rebel forces
d)
all of the above
5.
What ensured that Cuba would remain tied to the United States?
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Foraker Act
c)
Anglo-Saxonism
d)
Platt Amendment
6.
What idea or belief states that Americans have a God-given right to expand west?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Imperialism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Democracy
7.
What policy gave the United States justification for helping Cuba?
a)
Big Stick Diplomacy
b)
Declaration of Human Rights
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
8.
According to the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the role of the US in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
Ok for Europeans to imperialize
b)
international police force
c)
allow imperialism in the Americas
d)
allow European nations to take over
9.
What island did Alfred Thayer Mahan think would be important in fortifying their new Imperial status?
a)
Cuba
b)
Guam
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Hawaii
10.
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?
a)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
b)
Walter Reed
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
William McKinley
11.
What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?
a)
muckraking
b)
yellow journalism
c)
journalism
d)
paparazzi
12.
What was Roosevelt's policy called?
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Big Stick Diplomacy
c)
Sphere of Influence
d)
Pan-Americanism
13.
Why did the US encourage a Panamanian Revolution against Colombia?
a)
to allow nationalism
b)
to build the Panama Canal
c)
to spread imperialism
d)
to enforce the Roosevelt Corollary and establish a naval base
14.
Why did Secretary of State William Seward buy the territory of Alaska?
a)
He saw England in North America as a strategic threat.
b)
He saw France in North America as a strategic threat.
c)
He saw Russia in North America as a strategic threat.
d)
He saw Germany in North America as a strategic threat.
15.
Why did the U.S. want to open trade with Japan in the 1850's?
a)
The U.S. wanted access to Japanese markets before European nations.
b)
The U.S. wanted to create naval bases in Asia.
c)
The U.S. wanted to create an alliance with Japan's govt.
d)
The U.S. wanted new raw materials.
16.
Why was the purchase of Alaska criticized at the time?
a)
It was too expensive.
b)
It was too far away.
c)
It was seen as worthless.
d)
It was seen as too cold.
17.
Why was the queen of Hawaii overthrown in 1893?
a)
She was not liked by her subjects
b)
She tried to limit the influence of foreigners
c)
She tried to make the monarch too powerful
d)
She tried to give better treatment to native Hawaiians
18.
These events lead the U.S. into war with Spain in 1898.
a)
America annexing Hawaii
b)
Spain annexing Puerto Rico
c)
Cuban people being placed into concentration camps
d)
The U.S.S. Maine sinking
19.
The Platt Amendment
a)
gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Puerto Rico's business at any time it wanted.
b)
gave the U.S. the right to intervene in the Philippine Island's business any time it wanted.
c)
gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Hawaii's business any time it wanted.
d)
gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuba's business any time it wanted.
20.
This American organization was opposed to the U.S. becoming an empire.
a)
Anti-nationalist league
b)
Anti-immigration league
c)
Anti-imperialist league
d)
Anti-internationalist league
21.
Colonies provide raw materials & buy goods
a)
Economic motive
b)
Political Motive
c)
Religious Motive
d)
Emotional Motive
22.
This political cartoon portrays which component of American Imperialism?
a)
Great White Fleet
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Teller Amendment
23.
In 1853 Commodore ____ traveled to Japan and, as a result, Japan opened two ports to American ships for trade
a)
William H. Seward
b)
John Hay
c)
Mathew Perry
24.
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
25.
Why did United States business interests favor overseas expansion in the late 1800's?
a)
to establish a commonwealth of colonies
b)
to establish military bases around the world
c)
to acquire new markets and sources of raw materials
d)
to spread democratic ideals to other areas of the world
26.
What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?
a)
End the Boxer Rebellion
b)
Ensure trading rights with China
c)
Win leaseholds in China
d)
Establish a sphere of influence
27.
My foreign policy was the Dollar Diplomacy
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson
c)
Roosevelt
28.
I was POTUS during WW1 and my foreign policy was Moral diplomacy
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Wilson
29.
Which was not a cause of WW1?
a)
nationalism
b)
imperialism
c)
militarism
d)
isolationism
30.
A nationalist from this country assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
Serbia
d)
France
31.
Having pride in your country is known as
a)
militarism
b)
nationalism
c)
imperalism
d)
alliances
32.
Militarism means....
a)
Building up armed forces and getting ready for war
b)
Having pride in your nation
c)
Trying to build an empire
d)
Agreements to help others
33.
Formal friendship between nations are called:
a)
treaties
b)
alliances
c)
clubs
d)
democracies
34.
What were the causes of WWI?
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism
b)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Isolationism
c)
Militarism, Against, Nice, Iguanas
d)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Impractical
35.
This cartoon represents which cause of World War I?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
36.
The Balkan Peninsula was called a "powder keg" because:
a)
the largest weapons factories were there
b)
it was heavily fortified/defended
c)
it was on the trade route to the powerful Ottoman Empire
d)
nationalist groups there were creating instability in the region
37.
Which country was NOT an Allied Power?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Russia
38.
In what year did WWI start?
a)
1910
b)
1904
c)
1914
d)
1918
39.
What was the Treaty that ended World War I called?
a)
The Treaty of Rome
b)
The North Atlantic Treaty
c)
The Treaty of Paris
d)
The Treaty of Versailles
40.
How did Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare anger the American people?
a)
American companies lost a lot of money when British ships were sunk.
b)
When the Lusitania was sunk, 128 Americans were killed.
c)
The American people did not like having goods made in Germany.
d)
The Germans did not want America to trade with enemy countries.
41.
The reason Great Britain declared war on Germany in 1914 was because of:
a)
French attacks on German colonies
b)
The U.S. entering the war because of Russia
c)
The Serbians assassinated Archduke Ferdinand
d)
Germany invaded Belgium on the way to France
42.
The nature of warfare during World War One on the Western and Eastern Fronts can best be described as:
a)
a series of swift and decisive battles
b)
lightening quick strikes known as "blitzkrieg"
c)
navy battles fought in the Pacific Ocean
d)
a war of attrition fought primarily in trenches
43.
What was the name of the side of World War One which included France, Great Britain, and later the United States?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Atlantic Powers
d)
European Powers
44.
Which one of the following most affected the outcome (result) of World War One?
a)
the switching of sides by Russia
b)
the British taking the Suez Canal from Egypt
c)
The Americans entering the war with fresh troops and supplies
d)
The Germans attacking and defeating Australia
45.
Who did the Allied Powers blame for starting WWI? This country was harshly punished at the end of WWI.
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
America
d)
France
46.
A major goal of France and Great Britain at the peace treaty conference at the end of the war was to make sure Germany:
a)
was rebuilt and strong again
b)
could not rebuild its military strength
c)
became wealthy and industrialized
d)
strengthened its colonies
47.
The League of Nations was created after World War One; as an international, world wide:
a)
peace keeping organization
b)
banking system
c)
health organization
d)
delivery system
48.
What part did propaganda play in World War I?
a)
Propaganda was seen as devious and an illegal form of government communication.
b)
Propaganda posters were used to influence an attitude towards war for a nation's citizens.
c)
Governments did not use propaganda in WWI.
d)
It established new rules for naval and military battles.
49.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)
1917, 1918
c)
1914, 1918
50.
How did the Zimmerman Telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?
a)
It announced the czar's overthrow in Russia
b)
It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany
c)
It contained orders for German u-boats to attack British passenger ships
d)
It described Romania's plan to abandon neutrality
51.
The Fourteen Points reflected Woodrow Wilson's belief that-
a)
Intervention in the affairs of other nations were never justifiable
b)
Travel among nations should be regulated by an international organization
c)
No country should be allowed to spend more on defense than any other country
d)
Cooperation among international leaders was essential to world peace
52.
WWI was the first total war in history. What is total war?
a)
everything was open to fighting, including civilians and cities
b)
the first time the army, navy, and air force were used together
c)
every country in the world was involved in fighting
d)
all of a country's money would go totally to war
53.
The following countries make up which alliance system: Austria-Hungary, Germany, & Ottoman Empire
a)
Triple Entente
b)
Allies
c)
Central Powers
d)
Axis
54.
What was the land between two enemy trenches called?
a)
No Man's Land
b)
His brother's land
c)
Auntie Anne's Land
d)
Pen Cattle
55.
What was a nickname given to WWI?
a)
The Big War
b)
The Bad War
c)
The Great War
d)
The Worldly War
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