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Chapter 10 Imperialism

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The policy of the stronger nations of the earth taking over the resources, land, and culture of lesser nations

a)

Progress

b)

Culturalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Militarization

2.

Pride in your nation or way of life

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Colonialism

d)

Nationalism

3.

The policy of setting up settlements:

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Colonialism

d)

Nationalism

4.

Republican President who asked Congress to declare on Spain

a)

William McKinley

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Woodrow Wilson

5.

This policy declared that North, South and Central America were off limits to colonization:

a)

Farewell Address

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Banana Republics

6.

George Washington's advice when he left the presidency was that the U.S. should stay neutral in foreign policy:

a)

Farewell Address

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Banana Republics

7.

It was our divine right to expand the U.S. from sea to sea:

a)

Farewell Address

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Banana Republics

8.

When U.S. companies interferred with Central American governments and established regimes loyal to them:

a)

Farewell Address

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Banana Republics

9.

He successfully opened up Japan to trade with the U.S.:

a)

John Tyler

b)

Rutherford B. Hayes

c)

Matthew C. Perry

d)

William McKinley

10.

William Henry Seward was able to purchase this territory for the U.S. and was heavily criticized for it:

a)

Alaska

b)

Mexico

c)

Japan

d)

Hawaii

11.

The U.S. sent 50,000 military forces to the border of this country in order to kick out a European power:

a)

Alaska

b)

Mexico

c)

Japan

d)

Hawaii

12.

The U.S. agreed to trade and divide the Pacific Ocean with this nation:

a)

Alaska

b)

Mexico

c)

Japan

d)

Hawaii

13.

The U.S. annexed this territory:

a)

Alaska

b)

Mexico

c)

Japan

d)

Hawaii

14.

He wrote a book titled "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"

a)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

George Dewey

d)

Leonard Wood

15.

This bill called for the creation of battleships, gun boats, torpedo boats and cruisers:

a)

Root Reforms

b)

Great White Fleet

c)

Naval Act of 1900

d)

Manifest Destiny

16.

The idea that the strong are destined to rule the weak because they are superior to them in every way:

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Determinism

d)

Jingoism

17.

This incident in Chile led to two Americans killed and seventeen injured:

a)

Quito

b)

Valparaiso

c)

LIma

d)

Havana

18.

Cuba revolted against this power:

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Great Britain

d)

Russia

19.

In Mexico, this country installed a colonial government that the U.S. threatened with removal:

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Great Britain

d)

Russia

20.

The U.S. negotiated a deal over Venezuela with this country:

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Great Britain

d)

Russia

21.

The U.S. bought Alaska from this country:

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Great Britain

d)

Russia

22.

To take by force:

a)

annexation

b)

arbitration

c)

jingoism

d)

nationalism

23.

A settlement of a dispute by having a person listen to both sides:

a)

annexation

b)

arbitration

c)

jingoism

d)

nationalism

24.

An aggressive foreign policy based on intense pride:

a)

annexation

b)

arbitration

c)

jingoism

d)

nationalism

25.

Pride and loyalty to your country:

a)

annexation

b)

arbitration

c)

jingoism

d)

nationalism

26.

Spanish General who put thousands of Cubans in concentration camps resulting in 200,000 deaths

a)

Richard Olney

b)

Valeriano Weyler

c)

Dupuy de Lome

d)

Jose Marti

27.

Spanish ambassador who wrote a note critical of President McKinley that the Yellow Press intercepted and published:

a)

Richard Olney

b)

Valeriano Weyler

c)

Dupuy de Lome

d)

Jose Marti

28.

This writer was AGAINST Imperialism

a)

Stephen Foster

b)

Mark Twain

c)

William Randolph Hearst

d)

Walt Whitman

29.

The battleship that sank in Havana Harbor:

a)

Maine

b)

Iowa

c)

Ohio

d)

Rhode Island

30.

U.S. naval commander who attacked the Spanish fleet in Manilla, Philippines:

a)

George Dewey

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Elijah Root

d)

John Hay

31.

He created the Rough Riders regiment that took San Juan Hill in Cuba:

a)

George Dewey

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Elijah Root

d)

John Hay

32.

He led reforms of the U.S. military after the Spanish-American War:

a)

George Dewey

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Elijah Root

d)

John Hay

33.

He coined the phrase "Splendid Little War". He later became the U.S. Secretary of State:

a)

George Dewey

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Elijah Root

d)

John Hay

34.

The largest cause of death of U.S. troops in the Spanish-American War:

a)

Disease

b)

Machine Gun

c)

IEDs

d)

Poison Gas

35.

Theodore Roosevelt led this unit up San Juan Hill in Cuba:

a)

Suicide Squad

b)

The Outfit

c)

Rough Riders

d)

Blackwater

36.

He led the Filippino Insurgency against Spain and later the U.S.:

a)

Ferdinand Delessips

b)

John Hay

c)

Emilio Aguinaldo

d)

Corrazon Aquino

37.

The treaty that the U.S. forced Cuba to agree to that allowed the U.S. to intervene whenever it wished in Cuban affairs:

a)

Platt Amendment

b)

Foraker Act

c)

Jones Act

d)

Dewey Act

38.

The treaty that the U.S. forced Puerto Rico to agree to that allowed the U.S. to intervene whenever it wished in their affairs:

a)

Platt Amendment

b)

Foraker Act

c)

Jones Act

d)

Dewey Act

39.

The treaty that allowed Puerto Rico to have more control over it's local affairs:

a)

Platt Amendment

b)

Foraker Act

c)

Jones Act

d)

Dewey Act

40.

He created the Army Medical Corps that eradicated yellow fever:

a)

Leonard Wood

b)

George Dewey

c)

Walter Reed

d)

William McKinley

41.

He was the U.S. Military Governor of Cuba who built roads, schools and sanitation in the country:

a)

Leonard Wood

b)

George Dewey

c)

Walter Reed

d)

William McKinley

42.

The U.S. annexed this island in the Pacific. It later became our 50th state:

a)

Guam

b)

Philippines

c)

Hawaii

d)

Puerto Rico

43.

The U.S. divided this island with Germany in the Pacific:

a)

Samoa

b)

China

c)

Guam

d)

Hawaii

44.

Areas of economic control that were created in China:

a)

Protectorate

b)

Colony

c)

Sphere of Influence

d)

Local Control

45.

The leader of Hawaii who the U.S. removed in order to take it over:

a)

King Kamehana

b)

QueenLiliuokalani

c)

Daniel Ito

46.

This secret society in China wanted end foreign contamination of it's country by killing all foreigners:

a)

Filippino Insurgency

b)

Boxer Rebellion

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Quomintang

47.

Emilio Aguinaldo led this movement for over a year against the U.S. in the Philippines:

a)

Filippino Insurgency

b)

Boxer Rebellion

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Quomintang

48.

William McKinley wanted to ensure that the U.S would be able to trade with China:

a)

Filippino Insurgency

b)

Boxer Rebellion

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Quomintang

49.

A canal was built through this country linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans:

a)

Mexico

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Canada

d)

Panama

50.

His foreign policy updated the Monroe Doctrine, promising military intervention in Latin America to protect American interests:

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

51.

His foreign policy wanted to promote law and order by investing in foreign economies:

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

52.

His foreign policy promoted doing what was morally right:

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

53.

The name of Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy aimed at Latin America:

a)

Corallary

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

54.

The name of William Howard Taft's foreign policy aimed at Latin America and China:

a)

Corallary

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

55.

The name of Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy that led to the U.S. getting caught amongst warring sides in Mexico:

a)

Corallary

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

56.

Mexican General who seized power in Mexico who was supported by U.S. business:

a)

Victoriano Huerta

b)

Pancho Villa

c)

Francisco Madera

57.

Mexican peasant leader who raided border towns the U.S. and led to U.S. military intervention:

a)

Victoriano Huerta

b)

Pancho Villa

c)

Francisco Madera

58.

Mexican president who was recognized by Woodrow Wilson but not supported by business or the majority of Mexico:

a)

Victoriano Huerta

b)

Pancho Villa

c)

Venustanio Carranza

59.

Theodore sent the navy around the world to inspire American nationalism and fear by foreign powers:

a)

Great White Fleet

b)

Boondocks

c)

Imperial Cruise

d)

The Cause

60.

The plan to allow American companies to provide goods and services to China:

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Glorious Revolution

61.

A secret society who aimed at removing foreign contamination in China:

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Glorious Revolution

62.

U.S. policy that allowed the U.S. to intervene in Cuba:

a)

Platt Amendment

b)

Jones Act

c)

Foraker Act

63.

U.S. policy that allowed the U.S. to intervene in Puerto Rico:

a)

Platt Amendment

b)

Jones Act

c)

Foraker Act

64.

This allowed Puerto Rico to have more say in the control of their local governing:

a)

Platt Amendment

b)

Jones Act

c)

Foraker Act

65.

The insurgency in this country soured the U.S. on Imperialism:

a)

Philippines

b)

Guam

c)

Cuba

d)

Puerto Rico

66.

The U.S. refused to annex this country and instead propped up dictators until its 1959 Revolution expelled the U.S. from the country:

a)

Philippines

b)

Guam

c)

Cuba

d)

Puerto Rico

67.

The U.S. established a protectorate which allows this country to be independent yet under U.S. control:

a)

Philippines

b)

Guam

c)

Cuba

d)

Puerto Rico

68.

From 1900-1930, American Presidents sent military forces to this area of the world:

a)

China

b)

Australia

c)

Latin America

d)

Africa

69.

Which was NOT an issue that came up amongst Imperialists or Anti-Imperialists

a)

Statehood for new territories

b)

Racism

c)

Moral duties

d)

Economic rights

70.

Anti-Imperialists argued that Imperialism would to required or ____ military service:

a)

Voluntary

b)

Compulsory:

c)

Annexation

d)

Occupational

71.

Founder of the Boy Scouts:

a)

Baden Powell

b)

Juliette Low

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

72.

Founder of the Girl Scouts:

a)

Baden Powell

b)

Juliette Low

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

73.

You were most likely to hear "Yankee, go home" here:

a)

China

b)

Australia

c)

Latin America

d)

Africa

74.

This president mediated a peace settlement between Japan and Russia, ending war in 1907:

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

75.

This foreign policy was an update of the Monroe Doctrine:

a)

Roosevelt Corallary

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

76.

When the Panama Canal was built, Panama was under control of what nation?

a)

Mexico

b)

Colombia

c)

Venezuela

d)

Cuba

77.

U.S. policy that allowed the U.S. to intervene in Puerto Rico:

a)

Platt Amendment

b)

Jones Act

c)

Foraker Act

78.

The most American casualties in the Spanish-American War were a result of:

a)

Disease

b)

Insurgency

c)

Land war

d)

Naval war

79.

In Hip Hughes, Mr. Hughes referred to this policy as "a dog marking it's territory":

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

80.

The policy that encouraged American businesses to invest in foreign markets:

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

81.

The policy that encouraged democracy in Latin America that failed because of American businesses getting involved in the Mexican War:

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

82.

Mr. Dubiel refered to this person as being "the Robin Hood of Mexico":

a)

Porfiro Diaz

b)

Venustiano Carranza

c)

Madero Huerta

d)

Pancho Villa

83.

The policy that encouraged the building of the Panama Canal:

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

84.

American corporations have investments in this country today due to the Jones Act:

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

China

d)

Puerto Rico

85.

American businesses had one billion dollars in investments in this country by 1913:

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

China

d)

Puerto Rico

86.

Spheres of influence, dollars, boxers and doors apply to this country:

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

China

d)

Puerto Rico

87.

Sugar, Platt and being close to Florida applies to this country:

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

China

d)

Puerto Rico

88.

Woodrow Wilson's policy failed in this country:

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

China

d)

Puerto Rico

89.

The U.S. "protects" this country and let's it take care of it's local issues:

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

China

d)

Puerto Rico

90.

The longest ever U.S. war was fought off and on in this country. It resulted in the U.S. being tired of Imperialism:

a)

Cuba

b)

Guam

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Philippines

91.

The Teller and Platt Amendments would not allow annexation of this country and allowed the U.S. to intervene at any time:

a)

Cuba

b)

Guam

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Philippines

92.

The policy who's slogan was "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick":

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

93.

This nation was the most powerful nation on earth during the age of Imperialism:

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

United States

94.

The U.S. agreed to split the Pacific Ocean with this nation:

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Japan

95.

They tried to build the Panama Canal first, but it resulted in one of the greatest engineering failures of all time:

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

United States

96.

The U.S. agreed to split this country with Germany:

a)

Hawaii

b)

Guam

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Samoa

97.

In order to control the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. had to control this island:

a)

China

b)

Hawaii

c)

Guam

d)

Cuba

98.

Which nation was NOT an imperialist nation?

a)

United States

b)

Australia

c)

Japan

d)

Great Britain

99.

When the U.S. purchased this territory it was known as "Seward's Folly":

a)

Alaska

b)

Guam

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Cuba

100.

Which is NOT a state?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Hawaii

c)

Alaska