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Imperialism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country was the subject of the Open Door policy?

a)

Japan

b)

Cuba

c)

China

d)

Philippines

2.

Which of these is NOT a factor in the growth of imperialism in the late 1800s?

a)

Military

b)

Economic

c)

Humanitarian

d)

Cultural

3.

Which 1823 policy discouraged European intervention in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Teller Amendment

4.

Under which category of imperialism factors does Social Darwinism belong?

a)

Economic

b)

Humanitarian

c)

Nationalistic

d)

Military

5.

Which of these is a famous "yellow journalism" publisher?

a)

Alfred Mahan

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Joseph Pulitzer

d)

John Hay

6.

Which of these declared that the U.S. had no desire to annex Cuba after the Spanish-American War?

a)

Platt Amendment

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Foraker Act

d)

Teller Amendment

7.

Which of these policies favored free trade among all imperial competitors in China?

a)

Open Door

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Platt Amendment

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

8.

Where did the U.S. sponsor a revolution in hopes of building a canal?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Cuba

c)

Panama

d)

Philippines

9.

In which land did the natives fight a prolonged guerrilla war against the U.S.?

a)

China

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Cuba

d)

Philippines

10.

In which territory did the Foraker Act provide for a civil government?

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Philippines

d)

Guam

11.

What's the term for areas of economic and political control that are foreign to one's country?

a)

Open Door policy

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Big Stick diplomacy

d)

Spheres of influence

12.

Which President most desired the building of the Panama Canal?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

William McKinley

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William Taft

13.

Which of these is a reason the U.S. wanted to annex Hawaii?

a)

For its cotton exports

b)

Getting Spain out of the hemisphere

c)

A refueling station for naval ships

d)

To Christianize the population

14.

Which country would not sell land to the U.S. to build the Panama Canal?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Colombia

c)

Cuba

d)

Spain

15.

Manifest Destiny is MOST closely associated with which factors for building an empire?

a)

Economic

b)

Militaristic

c)

Nationalistic

d)

Humanitarian

16.

Which country involved with imperialism was home of the Boxer Rebellion?

a)

Philippines

b)

China

c)

Cuba

d)

Puerto Rico

17.

Which of these is NOT a motivation for the U.S. to declare war with Spain in 1898?

a)

de Lome Letter

b)

Yellow Press

c)

Teller Amendment

d)

Sinking of the USS Maine

18.

Which of these is NOT a reason why Hawaii became a state and not just a territory?

a)

Imperial rivalry with Japan

b)

A naval base at Pearl Harbor

c)

Extensive sugar and pineapple plantations

d)

Entrenched white business interests

19.

Why was the Platt Amendment added to the Cuban constitution?

a)

To grant Cuba a fast track to eventual U.S. statehood

b)

To give the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs

c)

To allow the U.S. to establish a naval base at Guantanamo Bay

d)

To give the U.S. rights to all sugar produced in Cuba

20.

Who was the biggest advocate for a strong U.S. navy in the 1890s?

a)

John Hay

b)

William Randolph Hearst

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Alfred T. Mahan